write a plan, follow your plan or plan to fail

The Zen of Business Plans: "Write for all the right reasons. Most people write business plans to attract investors, and while this is necessary to raise money, most venture capitalists have made a “gut level” go/no go decision during the PowerPoint pitch. Receiving (and possibly reading) the business plan is a mechanical step in due diligence. The more relevant and important reason to write is a business plan, whether you are raising money or not, is to force the management team to solidify the objectives (what), strategies (how), and tactics (when, where, who)."

the rest of guy's plan notes are well worth the read too. (i'm amazed that a man who didn't have a blog a month ago is writing such great stuff so consistently)

maybe after reading this sage advise i should write the plan i've been meaning to write for the last ten years. Maybe i should write that plan i've been meaning to write for my life as well as my business, maybe you should too?

this new desire for planning world domination reminds me of ESP, a course i've done that is amazing and has just such a plan for living as it's core first step, as well as some really great business building advice and support, a fabulous network and some life saving ideas on leisure and balance