Last post I talked about Hannibal Smith’s famous line “I love it when a plan comes together.” I used to love tuning in every week to the A-Team just for that line. But that’s a tv show, and this is real life. At the end of every episode there was closure on that particular plan/event. Occasionally it might take 2 episodes to wrap it all up. But in short order the story goes from start to the plan coming together. In life, having the plan come together generally isn’t so quick or efficient.
No matter how well you plan, or how good a plan it is, there’s always going to be something or things you just can’t account for in advance. Even if it’s a great plan that gets you close to where you want to be, it’s likely there will be room for improvement.
That’s why you need to be agreeable to making adjustments. It’s easy to get so caught up in your original plan that you don’t see that it isn’t working for you. Or feeling that you should finish what you started. It’s why a lot of people will keep reading a book they don’t really like. Not finishing it is quitting, and you don’t want to be a quitter.
But is making an adjustment quitting? Not really. It’s learning to spend your time in a more efficient and beneficial manner. If you stop reading a book you aren’t getting anything out of you have time to read a different book you may glean something from. You’re still reading, it’s just more useful material. Same with your plan. Making an adjustment might take you off the original path, but you’re still moving towards your goal. You’re just on a better route. Maybe a faster one, maybe a more efficient one.
It’s only quitting when you stop trying. It’s only quitting when you completely give up on your plan because you aren’t seeing the results that you want. Making adjustments is just smart. Pilots do it all the time to get from location to the next. So keep an eye on your goal off on the horizon. And if you need to, adjust the rudder a little bit to keep heading in the right direction. Don’t be so married to your plan that you miss the goal entirely.
Hope you’ve had a great day and see you in the next post.
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