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In this episode I speak about the importance of having a plan and why you need to adhere to that plan. Do not neglect the power of writing it down.Show notes:Question - do you have a vision? do you have goals? Do you have a plan? If not, why not?Direction - Having goals is great but if you don’t have a plan, these goals are meaningless. Goals without being written down is just a thoughtTime frame - You might want to get in shape for a holiday or earn a certain amount of money by a date. However, how will you get there? What process will you put in place?Circles - Ever feel like you’re driving on a roundabout when it comes to fat loss or business progression? Stop allowing time to buy and being part of the ride. Stop, get out the car and detail out your journey. Not having a plan is like deciding to walk from London to Manchester without preparing your journey. Forget google maps in this time, before these days we had to use a map and plan the route. I very much doubt that someone ‘winging’ it would arrive to Manchester first over the person who planned their routeEnd goal - You may eventually get there without the plan on the off change but you won’t get there as productively than the person with the same goal but a plan in placeEffort - A lot of people turn a blind eye to their plan, it’s too much effort. It takes time. We want the easy route, not the one where we have to spend time creating a plan to get anywhere. I spoke about on the “why having a diary will change your life” about the power of writing a goal down at a certain date I usually achieve that goal in that specific timeThe plan - Smart goals. Short, medium and long term goals. Start at the long and work back through the short. For example - “I want to lose 8% body fat before my holiday in 8 months”. Our medium term goal is to lose 1% per month. Our short term is to maintain without a calorie deficit by 400 on a daily average. Now the 8% drop doesn’t seem so daunting. It helps our focus, our visualisation. Conclude - “if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail”http://alexfitcleland.com