Why Planning Is So Important in Life?

 

There are many people in this world who lack planning, and as a result, they lack discipline. I am perhaps one of them, and now I realize how important planning is in life. It helps us stay focused and avoid distractions. Planning is essential not only at the national level but also in our personal, day-to-day lives. It plays a crucial role in building a successful career, whether in a job or in running a business.

In this post, I'm going to write about the importance of planning and how you can plan effectively.

What Is Planning?

Planning is when you decide to do something and then lay out, either on paper or in your mind, the steps you need to take to accomplish it. This may not be a textbook definition, but in essence, it means organizing your actions and ideas to carry out a task effectively. It’s much more than simply making a routine.

A routine outlines what you need to do in a day or even within an hour. Planning, on the other hand, tells you not only what to do, but also how to do it and which steps to take to achieve it.

Why Is It Important?

Planning is important because without it, we often move through life aimlessly and achieve very little. Many people struggle in their careers or businesses simply because they lack a clear plan. That’s why every country has a Ministry of Planning-although we tend to think it’s only needed at the national level.

However, in our daily lives, planning is even more vital. A poorly thought-out plan can lead to failure, frustration, and wasted effort.

Why Is It Important for Me?

For me personally, planning has always been a weak area. I’ve never been lazy, I’ve worked hard and achieved a lot-but I now realize that my life could have been far better if I had planned consistently. I often aimed for big and ambitious goals and even succeeded in many of them, but the price I paid was very high.

At this stage in life, I understand how planning could have helped me avoid stress, make better decisions, and reach my goals more efficiently.

The Result of No Planning

Many people believe planning is only for governments or big corporations. If you're just an employee or a small business owner, you might think planning is a waste of time. But this mindset leads to failure. Ironically, avoiding planning often wastes even more time in the long run.

If you move through life without a plan, at some point you'll get stuck. You may become frustrated or even depressed.

Planning Helps You Stay Focused

One of the biggest benefits of planning is that it helps you stay focused. You know what to do and when to do it. Of course, you won't always be able to follow your plan exactly, but having a roadmap makes your work easier.

Being focused also helps you enjoy your work more because you are mentally engaged. We often overlook this point-but anything that helps you stay focused is truly a blessing.

How to Plan Effectively

When planning, first assess your strengths and limitations. For example, if you aren’t skilled at writing and try to complete a short story in one or two days, chances are you’ll fail-regardless of how good your plan is. So, always consider your abilities when making a plan.

Do you have the necessary skills and knowledge? If not, invest time in learning and practicing. Believe me, it will be one of the best investments you ever make, with long-term benefits.

Planning for Small Things

Another common mistake is thinking that planning is only for big ideas or major projects. In reality, even small tasks benefit from a bit of planning. For instance, while writing this blog post, I spent just five minutes listing out the main points. That small step saved me time and helped me write more clearly and efficiently.

In fact, I finished writing this post in just 50 minutes, thanks to that brief planning session.

Conclusion

Planning is incredibly important in life. I’ve now started making an effort to plan before taking action, and I believe it will help me greatly in the future. I'm already seeing the difference, and I encourage you to try it too.

How to overcome your procrastination: Some useful tips

 

For millions of people in the world, procrastination is a serious problem. For many of them, it is the most important or destructive and dangerous problem in life for them. It hinders their improvement in life. It also keeps them behind. It also is the main root cause for their frustration failure. That is the common problem for many people in the world. I am going to discuss some tips for overcoming the procrastination problem in you.

You have to want it

We all want a peaceful and comfortable life. Laziness is something that most people enjoy. We dream that we will earn enough money and we will do less work. We will enjoy more. We will go on travel holidays. We will have a lot of fun and enjoyment. We will be enjoying our entertainment. Many people simply love to watch movies or spend time in Facebook and YouTube videos. This is common for many millions of people around the world, not just you and I.

If you want to get rid of your procrastination, the first thing you have to do is talk to yourself. You have to want it deeply and desperately. You have to try to convince yourself. No matter how many self-improvement books you read or motivational videos you watch, it will be useless if you do not want it from your heart. You have to really want it.

Most people's problem is that they don't want it from their heart and they expect that watching a motivational video will change their lives. It simply will not happen.

Take small steps and Goals

I have suffered from this problem a lot. My problem is really strange. What happened to me is that I became expert in trying for others. I was a very successful platform maker but when it comes to working for myself, for my own career or benefit, then I got stuck. I felt that I was doing a lot of procrastination. I could not move forward and that has been like a curse for me.

A few weeks ago I started to change myself. What I noticed was that if I took very big plans and ambitious courses, I couldn't fulfill them and I even got back to procrastination even more. So I decided that I would take small steps and set small goals that I could achieve very easily.

Practice a Lot

I am a very big fan of football or soccer. You see football players they play on field for 90 minutes and another extra 10 minutes. So they play for 100 minutes and with the half time break it becomes like 2 hours or 120 minutes but they practice a lot they practice almost every day they practice like three four hours every day just to keep up in shape shape so you and I we do not see their actual practice which they do in their gymnasium and also in their practice field.

I suggest that if possible you watch the movie Rocky and the main actor of that of that movie series is Sylvester Stallone. In each part of the movie, you will see that the hero is practicing a lot and most of the time he is practicing in an unconventional method. However, he is spending 4-5 hours every day practicing, and that is the main secret behind his success.

It takes time to become successful

Please remember that it takes a lot of time to become successful in anything. I have a theory that if you want to change yourself, then try for it for 100 days. It's not that you will become successful within 100 days, but what will happen is that you will become or develop a new habit which will lead you towards success in this field.

For example, I have started writing seriously. I am now trying to write every day for 100 days. If I can continue this, then what will happen is that after 100 days, I will write at least 50,000 to 100,000 words. That is a lot of words. If I can do it, then I become a much better and developed writer within just 100 days.

Why do you want to change?

I think that this is the most important question that you have to ask yourself: "Do you really need to change?" Why do you want to change? You have to find your own answer. For me, it's like I want to change because I want to become successful in writing. This was my dream; I want to fulfill my dream at this age. I've been out of writing for the last 10 years now. I want to do something, and that's why I want to change. I want to end my procrastination.

Learn to Celebrate small achievements

I have reached towards the end of this post. I am very happy that it has become almost like 1000 words. It's a small achievement for me but I must learn to celebrate. I must congratulate myself for being able to write a post of 1000 words. If I can continue every day then surely it will improve, the quality will improve. I have to remind myself, if I can write one article like this every day then my procrastination will be gone.

Final Words

Finally, I'd like to state that I'm very happy to be able to write this post. I just wish that you get some useful tips from it.

As I've already stated at the very beginning, you have to want it from your heart. If you want it, then you'll become successful; if you don't want it from your heart, then it will become very difficult for you to achieve. I've also said that no matter how many motivational posts you read or videos you watch, it will be useless if you're not serious about your dream.

What is your problem? What are the things that you want to achieve? When are you going to fight against your procrastination?

Trust the Process: Why it matters so Much?

 

Trust the process! You might have heard it; you may have read about it or watch a YouTube video. It simply means that you take some steps for achieving something in life and they do not bring instant result but after some times, they lead you towards success or achievement.

My story of transformation

Since the start of this year (2025), I have been trying to transform myself from a platform maker to a solo professional. For the last 10 years (2015-24), I was basically a platform creator- taking several groups from almost zero to at least 100,000 members and leading them to do something exceptional.

Then on the first day of 2025, I decided to transform myself to become a solo professional or in other words, I will just try and focus for my own success. I decided to become the opposite type of person that I was for the last 10 years.

My Challenges

I realized that it is very easy to simply dream but changing myself at this age was almost an impossible task. I knew what I had to do. I had to stop wasting my time in Facebook. I had to stop doing everything related to the platform and related to others. I had to stop thinking of anything that is meant for leading others, bringing benefit for others.

I also knew what I had to do. I would have to practice writing everyday as I always wanted to be a writer. I would have to become skilled in promoting my writing. I would have to start thinking of doing the things would bring me forward.

The Process Started in a very bad way

You see, I had very clear idea of what I had to do and not to do. After all, I have 25+ years of professional experience. I advised many people about life and work in the last 10 years. I led them towards achieving some almost impossible goals. I knew what I needed to do now.

Still, the process started in a very bad way. I failed in both the ways. I could not stop doing the things I should not do. I could not start the things that I should do. At one stage, I started to feel and perhaps believing that I would not be able to change myself and I would get stuck in the glamor of platform maker.

I simply Lost Hope in the process

Yes, I have no shame to admit that I lost hope in the process. I felt that at this age, I would not be able to change myself to become a solo professional. I would get stuck as being a nobody and I would have to spend the rest of my life in this fashion.

Serious doubts were in my mind questioning myself whether it was the right decision. I was becoming a selfish, self-centered person and I never wanted it for myself.

I was the person who always stated that if you can keep on trying for 100 days continuously then you will become successful in anything you try.

I still kept on trying Because

I still kept on trying because I had no other option. I did not want to go back to the old ways and suffer a lot of mental pressure and deal with some toxic persons. I told myself that I had nothing to lose but everything to gain.

I kept on trying that this is my biggest opportunity to go after my personal dreams. For the last many years, I was living the dreams of other people. Now, for the first time in many many years, I am thinking about my own dreams- the things that matter to me most in life.

The Turning Point happened and I could type 10,000 Words in a Single Day

Most probably, on 26 March 2025, out of sheer frustration, I decided that I would just type as many words as possible. The quality did not matter, there was no fixed target. The only thing that mattered was that I would just keep on typing as many words as possible.

That day, I could type 10,000 words and yes, all of them were simply garbage. I did not have the interest to post even one word in my blog that day. However, I strangely noticed that I did not feel bad. Rather, I felt hopeful for the future. I felt great because I spent the whole day on doing something that is solely related to myself.

After that I kept on Typing

I did not stop there. I kept on trying to write 10,000 words every day for the last 10 days. During this process, I started to have the feeling that words and sentences were coming to my mind automatically. I was still not satisfied with the quality of my writing but I felt confident that the process would start working soon.

This article is a game changer

I have written and revised and done some editing within just 60 minutes or an hour. It could have been done may be within 40 minutes or even half an hour. But then I would have said or repeated the same thing several times. I feel satisfied with its quality.

I am calling this post as a game changer because it is the type of content that I wanted to write for the last 100 days.

The process has brought me the result

I can see the result now. Today is 5 April, 2025 and I have got the result. I am fully confident that I will be able work every day for myself. The real change that has taken in my heart is that I am fine with being a selfish and self-centered person. I want to only focus on my own benefit without causing any harm to others.

Now, I trust the process

I fully trust the process.  Also, I have realized the importance of being patient for 100 days and wait for the process to show the result. As for the next three months, I will just keep on writing and trying for myself.

The Conclusion

Finally, I am satisfied with this blog post. I have realized that I can now focus on my work at last. I am no longer the charismatic platform maker that I was for 10 years. I have retired from that role. Now, I want to be a successful solo professional and excel in my career.

I would have to keep on trusting the process. I hope you have enjoyed my post. What about you? Do you trust the process?