Do it and you can beat procrastination

Chapter 18 Don't be in a hurry!Goals come true (3)
·Everything is planned and prepared
Planning is the starting point of all work. Without a plan, it is like a building without a solid foundation.Although the plan cannot keep up with the changes, but with the plan, the work can be done in an orderly manner.

At all times and in all over the world, those who have achieved something have a strong concept of planning.A person who is good at using planning must be good at planning affairs. His work, study, sports, entertainment, eating, and sleeping time are all carefully arranged.A person who does not have a plan is bound to be a waste of time.

There is an American named John Goddard, when he was 15 years old, he made a list of things to do in his life, which he called "Life List".In this ordered list, he set himself 127 specific goals to be overcome, such as exploring the Nile, climbing the Himalayas, reading Shakespeare's works, writing a book, etc.After 44 years, with superhuman perseverance and extraordinary courage, he finally achieved 106 goals step by step as planned, and became an accomplished film producer, writer and speaker.

The research results of success experts show that making a plan will greatly increase the success probability of goal realization; the success probability of people who make plans is 3.5 times that of people who never make plans; As high as 78%; only 22% of those who did not make a plan in advance.

Along with making a plan, sticking to it is a key element in ultimately achieving your goals.According to the survey results, those who stick to the plan have a much higher probability of success than those who change the plan midway. Specifically, the success probability of the former is more than five times that of the latter; The probability was 5 percent; those who changed their plans midway achieved their goals only 84 percent of the time.

Generally speaking, there may be many reasons for doing things without a plan. The main reasons are: first, the importance of planning is not seen; second, the goal of doing things is not clear; third, lack of initiative or laziness; fourth, no Learn how to plan.

The ancients said: "Everything can be established if it is forewarned, and it will be abandoned if it is not forewarned." A careful plan can make certain arrangements and adjustments for future work and development on the basis of the existing environment, so that things can be done well.

Plans can be divided into different types: according to the breadth, they can be divided into strategic plans and operational plans; according to the length of time, they can be divided into short-term plans and long-term plans; according to their clarity, they can be divided into specific plans and guiding plans.

A strategic plan refers to a plan that is applied to an organization to set overall goals and seek its status; strategic plans tend to be longer time intervals, usually in years, and involve a wider field without specifying specific goals; An operational plan is a detailed plan that specifies how the objectives will be achieved.Operational plans tend to be shorter time intervals, such as monthly plans, weekly plans, and daily plans, mainly focusing on the method of realization.Short-term plans refer to plans within one year; long-term plans generally refer to plans over five years.Concrete plans have clearly defined goals, and there are no problems that are easily misunderstood; guiding plans only stipulate some general guidelines, point out key points, and are not limited to specific action plans.

American entrepreneur Richard Schroman pointed out in the book "Infallible Management": "For a plan, it is better to delay its planning time to ensure the success of its implementation in the future, and do not start the implementation hastily before there is no outline. And ultimately lead to failure."

Victor Milk is the technical director of a large modern food company.His work is directly or indirectly affected by more than 5000 of the company's 3000 employees, so he is always busy.In a time management seminar, he talked about his views on work and time: "Now I don't work overtime. Gone are the days when I worked 50-55 hours a week and didn't have to take work Go home and do it. I get more work done in less time and I still have 1 hour left over from doing the same work I used to do every day. The most important thing I use is to make a daily work plan. Now I order things according to their importance. Get the first thing done first and then the second. It wasn't like that in the past, when I tended to put off important things until I had free time. I didn't Recognizing that secondary things take up all my time. Now I put secondary things last and I don’t have to worry if they don’t get done. I’m very satisfied and at the same time, I’m able to leave work on time without Feel uneasy."

An effective and reasonable plan can help you understand the purpose and requirements of the work well, so that the team can consciously follow the plan to collaborate better.Planning can also increase productivity and enhance people's satisfaction.

Planning is the beginning of success.There is an old saying in China: "Eating is not poor, drinking is not poor, and if there is no plan, you will be poor." Doing things in a planned way can improve work efficiency and achieve goals quickly.

·No plan, nothing will happen

Three years ago, Xiao Bi joined a well-known company after graduating from school. After entering the company, Xiao Bi, who majored in secretarial work, worked as a salesman first, and then did computer maintenance and after-sales service.Although the salary is not high, he always does his job well without any complaints.

Unexpectedly, the company's business situation has declined year after year, and many people have quit. At this time, the leader found Xiao Bi and said: "The company has a quota for joining the army. You can go. Your files can still stay in the company, and you can return to the company when you come back." Go to work. This may be the best thing for you.” In this way, Xiao Bi left the company and became a soldier.

Xiao Bi returned to the company after retiring from the army. At this time, the company's operation was already very difficult.So Xiao Bi became a waiter in the hotel under the company, but he still worked hard.Later, the head office held an internal planning competition, and the leader said: "Xiao Bi, don't you usually know how to write? You can represent our department in this competition!" I wrote a thousand-word proposal overnight and submitted it.

Xiao Bi thought to himself: "Don't be laughed at!" But what he didn't expect was that he won the first place in the result of the competition.The matter ended like this, and Xiao Bi still concentrated on being his waiter.

Later, Xiao Bi was laid off. Thinking about his experiences over the years, he was very confused.What are you going to do?So he found a career consulting firm.The teacher there said after listening, "Your problem is that you don't know what you are going to do, and you don't have any plans for your own affairs."

This sentence was like a blow to the head. I didn’t know until now that I seemed to have done a lot of things and learned a lot, but now I realized that the previous work of the leader saying that the east is the east and the west is the west did not make me a qualitative leap!
In fact, what he lacks is not the help of others, but the lack of goals in his work.Because the work has no goal, he resigned himself to his fate and lost his job in the end. Therefore, he wasted a lot of time and energy and achieved nothing.

· It is a good habit to have a plan to do things
Whether a person has a plan in doing things is a habit of doing things, and it is one of the factors that determine whether a person can succeed.

Take making tea as an example, if you want to drink tea now, but there is no boiling water; the kettle, teapot, and teacups have not been washed; there is no tea.So what to do?There are three ways:

Method [-]: Wash the kettle, fill it with cold water, and put it on the stove; before the water boils, wash the teapot and teacups, and take the tea leaves; when the water boils, make tea.

Method [-]: Wash the kettle, teapot, and teacup first, then go to get the tea leaves, then fill the kettle with water, put it on the stove, and sit and wait for the water to boil to make tea.

Method [-]: Wash the kettle, fill it with cold water, put it on the stove, and wait for the water to boil; after the water boils, go to find tea, wash the teapot and cups, and make tea.

Obviously, method one is the most organized and efficient way, but in life, does everyone do this?If you want to work efficiently, you must be able to arrange the order of work, allocate time and work points.And to allocate time well, you must be good at grasping the main points instead of rushing.

If you plan your work well, you will know exactly what you should and should not do; when you can do it, and how to do it.If you develop the habit of planning your work reasonably, it may help you to succeed.

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