It's not the plan that is important, it's the planning.

It's not the plan that is important, it's the planning.

Everything someone does on a daily basis should be traceable back to an annual or quarterly plan.

Everything someone does on a daily basis should be traceable back to an annual or quarterly plan.

Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.

Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.

Some self-confronting questions: "Where do I want to be at any given time?" "How am I going to get there? read more

Some self-confronting questions: "Where do I want to be at any given time?" "How am I going to get there? "What do I have to do to get myself from where I am to where I want to be?"... "What's the first, small step I can take to get moving?".

A trend is a trend is a trend. But the question is, will it bend? Will it alter its course read more

A trend is a trend is a trend. But the question is, will it bend? Will it alter its course through some unforeseen force and come to a premature end?

Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life.

Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life.

Long-range planning works best in the short term.

Long-range planning works best in the short term.

Make your mold. The best flux in the world will not make a usable shape unless you have a mold read more

Make your mold. The best flux in the world will not make a usable shape unless you have a mold to pour it in.

Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life read more

Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of action without thought.