How to Make a Plan

I have never been much of a believer in plans.

But they do serve a purpose and they do keep you busy. And they allow one to think in ways where one doesn't go from zero to full panic mode when sorting out what to do next. (while waiting for something to turn up. Wilkins Micawber is my co-pilot.)

List making is a good way to begin. I have decided I will come up with one good idea a day and put it on a list. I called a friend of mine, and she mentioned Toastmasters. All at once, that struck me as an excellent idea. Public speaking has always been a major fear of mine. So I resolved to go to an open meeting up the street from me next Wednesday. EXCELLENT.

Then someone else mentioned it might be a good idea to take class in Excel.

Absolutely! My spreadsheet skills are really modest. And having some kind of certification with Excel would look swell on my modest new resume.

And then if I regularly post on my blog that might give the feeling of moving forward, right?


The entire point of this is that in the past it has been my experience that good ideas come from spitballing all kinds of weird stuff. And maybe being stuck in obsessing on my disastrous first steps, I can focus on packaging and marketing myself in a way where I set my goals a little bit higher.

So. If what I am doing isn't a plan. It is a preplan. Which a very important part of planning. Which sounds like a plan.