Why Begin With The End In Mind?

How many times have we started something but didn’t know the best way to accomplish it? The problem was we had no plan in mind to guide us through the process and keep us on track.  There was no orderly manner to accomplish the end result with knowledge and a readiness to revise it should circumstances require it.

Many times we begin doing things without consciously considering the final product. This action undermines the process of our accomplishment and will usually cause an added expense completing the task.  This expense may be either monetary or of lost and wasted time but it still occurs. We must always begin with a plan to achieve our desired result. It is often said failing to plan is planning to fail and it is very true in everything we do.

Everything is created twice, first in the planning stage and secondly in the creative stage. We don’t always spend the time and effort to physically write or draw up a plan but even the consideration of what is needed is a plan. The problem with not drawing or writing a plan is our minds don’t keep the details needed to act on changes that occur during the creative operation. This being said we realize the way to remember what we need to do in each step of the process is to put pen to paper as the plan unfolds.

Nothing happens by chance, the effort placed in the planning stage is reflected in the final outcome. No matter how well we think we know the procedure or the operation to be achieved there should always be a plan of attack. The greatest craftsman of any trade is still only as good as the plan he follows. He may be able to adjust the appearance or structure of the finished product but the plan also had to be adjusted.  As he did the work and found the outcome would not be suitable, corrections were made to achieve the desired results.

No matter what you are going to do it is always vital to the outcome to have a plan to accomplish it. The problems you will incur as the task is being completed will become more evident and avoidable as you plan and view the procedure in advance of beginning it. It is of utmost importance to always begin with the end in mind.