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Sketchy Ideas Episode 59: Plans Are Worthless-How a planning system makes everything possible

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:30 Intro

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    • 3:14 recap and intro to planning

    • Double down on planning
    • Plans vs. planning
    • The difference between one and the other is because we cannot plan for everything
    • “Plans are great until the first shot is fired” - Eisnehower
      • You can’t predict the future
      • “You tell me my fortune teller and astrologist can’t predict everything” -5:25 B

        • 6:25

        • Astrology talk about full moons and mercury in retrograde
        • The future in uncertain
        • So...what happens when things do not go as planned
        • Plan is the outcome
        • Planning is the system
          • The process
          • The framework
          • If all you have is the outcome but not the system then that plan will become worthless-M

            • 9:00 planning

            • Plan for the worst
            • Planning is not about doing it once it is a regular skill
              • Will become a regular exercise
              • Things will change and you will need to adjust
              • “I can adjust things on the fly all the time” -B
              • Crisis Mode and Planning Regularly
              • Can think of “now what” if you plan regularly and not be in a crisis
              • Fight, flight, freeze reaction
                • Can get stuck in those modes or move forward
                • All if you have a plan

                  • 12:08 Online Courses and Frameworks

                  • When things don’t work, it is mainly because people are not following frameworks
                    • Don’t want to
                    • Don’t know how
                    • Apex event and Sketchy Soiree
                      • More of this information
                      • Go to websites for details
                      • Systematic planning is a must in every business
                        • Talk to everyone
                        • Make shifts
                        • Check calendar
                        • Check the systems in place
                        • Planning is an integrated system-M

                          • 15:08 Planning/ solo plans

                          • Solo or micro status
                            • You cannot keep it all in your head if the business is bigger than this
                            • Need planning
                            • People have plans not a planning system
                            • Planning system on top of coaching and accountability
                            • Need to find triggers that hold you accountable
                            • Most people don't have discipline, you need to build it-B
                            • Planning can be a big gap for most people
                            • You can experience big success with planning discipline

                              • 18:15 People need help with planning

                              • You need help-m
                              • You need help-B Gif 18:20
                                • “Emotionally, physically, spiritually”
                                • Michaels planning system
                                  • First thing you need is vision, mission, and values
                                  • Long range planning/goals
                                  • Anything beyond a year is aspiration
                                  • Annual goals
                                  • Quarterly goals
                                  • Milestones (one week-month)
                                  • plans/daily plans
                                  • Need to put things in context and strategize

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