My brother is fond of saying that planning is everything--but the plan is nothing. You make plans as though you are going to hew to them to the letter, because that's the best way to make sure you invest in making your plans well. And when things come up (and they definitely, without a doubt, will) you are better prepared because you did the planning, even as you abandon the plan.
But I'm leary of setting any contrete goals, even if I don't really expect them, because I want neither to be to optimistic--I'm not likely to be on the school board or mayor of anywhere in 10 years. But I don't want to pigeonh*** myself either. I have no idea what opportunities will present themselves in the next days and months, and I want to make sure that my principle goal is to make good use of the opportunities that present themselves.
So my plan, although I expect to abandon it, is to make good use of opportunities. I will, even more than now, be a champion networker. When I meet new people, I'll always be thinking in terms of a long-term relationship, of whether I have any connections, ideas, or resources they could put to especially good use, and being grateful when they do the same.
Maybe it's like Conan O'Brien said: "Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism --
for the record, it's my least favorite quality and
it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought
they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind,
amazing things will happen."
I guess that's not much of a plan, eh?
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