Bountiful Results

“We do not plan to fail, we fail to plan”.  The saying is true but I think that there is much more to it.  I think that sometimes I create a plan in haste and leave out some import aspects.  Some of my best plans have been developed over a day or two.  I will layout the framework of the plan and start filling in the who-what-when-where and then I will put it down for awhile.  I haven’t forgot about it, the details will come to me little by little.  I have noticed that if I write a plan in the morning and come back to it and reread it in the evening; I will have a fresh perspective.  Our body and mind go through cycles.  I am the most logical in the morning and the most creative in the afternoon.  I have the most energy physically in the evening and I am slow to start in the morning.  I know my cycles and will maximize these cycles for bountiful results.  When I work on things through these different cycles, I can make sure that I have tapped into the logical and the creative.

If I am struggling to build a bountiful plan I will use some if not all of the following to assist in the creative process.

• Put it down and come back to it 36 hours later.  My subconscious will still work on it, but it will be a different time of the day.
• Sometimes I use family, a friend or a teammate as a sounding board for my ideas.  Sometimes just saying it out loud generates additional thoughts.
• Mind-mapping is a good technique for getting your thoughts down on paper.  Our mind is full of associations to various points  in time and personal experiences.  Once you establish the main theme for the map – relax your mind and allow it to freely associate.  write down the information as your brain sees it.  Do not try to put it in a list form.  I find this helps me to look at all aspects of a task.

I am sure that you have your own tools that you use to generate ideas and unlock great inspirations in your own mind.  Don’t forget to consider the critical issues and the roadblocks that can pop up.

What do you do to plan for success?  I would love to hear from you.  Click on “comments” above or email me at: john@bountifulresults.com