Why plan - short range and long range planning.

Why Plan

Planning gives spice in life . From planning a wedding ceremony preparing how to pass job interviews , thinking about getting into a relationship , to family meal planning , what course to take in college buying what cellphone brand you like , what time you are going to start your day , what color would you want to wear when you come to office , and planning what to do to brighten up someone 's day

The famous philosopher Confucius once said that : A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble

right at his door ' In every aspect of life that needs decision making planning is very essential . So , planning simply means getting away from trouble

Hence , if there is planning then there are set of goals and objectives that need to be attained . Needless to say , the success of the goals and objectives that has been set is the optimal result of planning Otherwise , somebody who did not plan should be ready to face the consequence of actions done without putting a second thought

But planning is not always about waiting for the good things to come well , unless of course one is prepared to fail . It could be another story , but who plans to fail anyhow ? This is why planning should be defined appropriately

Planning is (1 ) deciding future course of action from amongst alternatives (2 ) is a process that involves making and evaluating each set of interrelated decisions , and (3 ) selection of missions , objectives and translation of knowledge into action

For some experts in different fields like Alan Lakein , a famous American writer , planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now ' On the other hand former president of the United States , Dwight Eisenhower stated that plans are nothing planning is everything ' President Eisenhower also gave necessary points about military planning in preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless , but planning is indispensable

Moreover , cultures have united ideas about how significant planning is Chinese believe that when planning for a year , plant corn . When planning for a decade , plant trees . When planning for life , train and educate people ' Plato a Greek philosopher once said that the beginning is the most important part of the work ' wherein planning takes place at the beginning of every project , event , and decision making

The Bible as well says that Lord does planning for his creations especially human beings because good things come to those who have faith in Him like what is written in Jeremiah 29 :11 of Today 's International Version of the Bible : I know the plans I have for you , declares the Lord , plans to prosper you and not to harm you , plans to give you hope and a future

Since we are aware about what happens if careful planning is done we are also aware that not all things that had been planned always turn out to be the expected results we want to...