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PRINTERS WAREHOUSE SWEEPSTAKESGrand Prize of One Bazillion Dollars in Cash!

Please introduceyourself and tell uswhat you plan to do

with the money!

You've just theWON

Great News!

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What’s so hard aboutplanning ahe

aadd??

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"Planning is an unnaturalprocess; it is much morefun to do something.

The nicest thing about notplanning is that failure comesas a complete surprise,rather than being precededby a period of worry anddepression."

Sir John Harvey-Jones

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The Six “P”sof Planning

Place these six words in the correct

order to create a familiar saying about

planning.

Prevents

Performance

Planning

ProperPoor

Prior

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Proper

The Six “P”s

of Planning

Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance

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General Dwight D. Eisenhower said…

“In preparing for battle I have always

found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

Plans are nothing; planning is everything.”

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“A good plan is like aroadmap: it shows the final destination…

A B

and usually the best way to get there.”

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PAUSE

for video presentation

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Is this good planning?

“Just write down a bunch of stuff you’ve already done, or know you’re going to do anyway…”

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Which do you think is a problem for this guy?

A. He’s been in the same job for 18 years. OR

B. He has no desire to continue developing his own skills and knowledge

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What

is your

vision?

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Assessing your strengths and needs…

Where are you right now, in relation to your destination?

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It’s time to put the

OARSin the water.

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Creating

SS MM AA RR TTObjectives

T ime-Specific

MeasurableAchievableResults Oriented

Specific

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Taking

ActionActionWhat specific steps can you take that will advance you toward your destination?

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Identifying

Setting the

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The KeyComponents

Of an EffectiveWritten Action

Plan

ObjectiveActionsResourcesSchedule

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Planning for Problems