Quotes About Planning

I plot the first 5 or 6 chapters quite minutely, and also the end. So I know where I am going but not how I'm going to get there, which gives characters the chance to develop organically, as happens in real life as you get to know a person.

I'm very careful. I think about everything. Some people go, 'Oh, I went out and bought something and didn't realise how much it was,' but there's no such thing with me. I always think about the future because I never want to go backwards.

There was a time in my life when I used to plan elaborately; not anymore. I gave up when I realised nothing was going my way.

Set realistic goals, keep re-evaluating, and be consistent.

I wanted so badly to have a backup plan for when I'm not performing anymore. Let's be realistic: it's not going to be like this forever.

To be a proactive person, you must learn to say no to most ideas and opportunities so you have the mental and physical bandwidth to execute the realistic business plans you have already mapped out.

I think it's always good to have realistic short term goals and then lofty longer term goals.

You have a kid, and it's like, 'He's gotta go to college! Gotta have some clothes!'

In five years, I completed grade school. Even when I was a young boy, I had a plan for my life.

I wrote down the grades I wanted in every class.

When teachers would say, 'When you all graduate, you won't have anywhere to go' - I'm the type of person playing chess and thinking ahead. I thought that was a good question. Am I going to be winging it? I didn't want to be in that position, so I set myself up to go to college.

We want our students to graduate from high school, but we want them to graduate with a plan, whether it's college or career.

Obviously, I'm going to graduate college. So if sports don't work out, I'll have something to fall back on.

I think about my own career, and when I graduated from college, the Internet didn't really exist yet. And so not having a specific plan, being able to be opportunistic at the end, is what enabled me to make some of my best decisions, which is to go to places that were growing but that I didn't plan to have happen.

I think my biggest mistake was deciding not to go to law school directly after I graduated from college.

I think in the wake of the domination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, everyone is now looking for a grand plan.

I believe in working with your morning brain - you have your coffee, and then maybe you'll start thinking about the grand plan and what's going to happen in the next arc, and then you write for a while, and then you get really dreamy, and over the course of the day or in the middle of the night, something comes, and you just throw it in!

I have grandchildren who are going to need every cent I make.

I hope my career will be long-term. It's not something I'm taking for granted, but we try to plan that way.

All good entrepreneurs have to start somewhere with a dedicated plan to finish in a great place.

The greatest thing about a coaching position is this: You just worry about the day in front of you.

I just think the best way for me to be greedy is long-term greedy.

If you win, you have to get your feet straight back on the ground and grind out another win. You can enjoy the moment, but remain level-headed and always think ahead to the next challenge.

Booking travel is not like shopping or groceries or booking a restaurant. It's much less frequent, so understanding what works just takes a lot more time.