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PUTTING IT
ALL TOGETHER
INTO A PLAN
A plan is the natural mental response we experience to any chal-
lenge. People can learn to use their natural creativity to develop
planning ability. Avoid common problems by planning and use
the five essential elements of any plan.Plans are important. You could say that your current situation is
the result of many plans you chose in the past, both consciously
and unconsciously. Typically, the unconsciously chosen plans cause
those results that are less than pleasant. Here you will learn to make
conscious plans to accomplish goals that are expressions of your
true purpose.
In our Trainings, participants apply the methods in this chapter
and develop a written plan for an income-increasing project of
their choice, the skills to carry it out, and the ability to plan any ad-
ditional projects.
Planning is not taught in school, but it is easy to learn once you
deal with common mistakes and misconceptions.
A goal without a plan is a dream that won’t come true. Failure
to plan is planning to fail. Sure, dreams sometimes come true all
by themselves, but this mostly happens in the movies. In real life,
a goal is most often accomplished by carefully planning it out
and then following the plan, adjusting for new information and
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