One of the greatest habits in the series for habits to master is Pre-planning. The book uncovers some deeper reasons why this is so important but in this article I will list 8 immediate benefits that anyone can see with a few simple steps:
The vision of preplanning- What constitutes Pre-Planning? This is recommended to be done the night before one retires. There are some very important reasons behind this as well. The book goes into some spiritual symbolics, but for practical purposes:
1) the night before gives you direction that begins at the sound of the alarm clock.
2) the overwhelming distractions of day to day life don't allow for the necessary stopping and regrouping and planning in the moment, pre-planning can draw the authors attention to priorities and tasks
3) commitment is formed in the doing of the task long after the emotion you have made the commitment in has past. When the task is written the night before it allows for a disciplining of the emotions (which are far and away human's greatest strengths and weakness)
4) the book describes responding in situations vs. reaction. Responding leaves us believing that after some of the facts are gathered about perceived crisis an informed decision is made about the activity that follows. Reaction would lead us to believe that the action comes as result of an external force. I love the example given in the book about someone who walks around carrying a bucket of water or bucket of gasoline. The pre-planning will allow the responder to do so according to the priorities set and the end goal in mind.
5) Pre-planning in change model is a form of getting unstuck, as a result a more restful night can be achieved for the planner because they know that they have done their part in their mind and can rise with self-worth with simple tasks of success.
6) A plan that is prepared before a day begins can be shared with a workout partner to help hold the planner accountable, if this does not happen in advance then it is difficult to elicit such crucial support.
7) Allows for a crucial time management piece that the book describes.
8) While the planner dreams then if there dreams then some of life's greatest advances have resulted.
Try the discipline of pre-planning for 1 week and see what the results are. It is crucial.
Joshua Andrus
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