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Even if your plan isn't perfect, go ahead with it.
It's better to move forward with a plan that isn't perfect than to be discouraged and off-center because you don't want to move forward at all.
We've all experienced the feeling of being faced with a dilemma: Do we go ahead with the plan we have, or do we wait for a better plan to move forward?
We may think that having the perfect conditions to move forward is the most rational thing to do. But in fact, that's not the most rational decision we can make.
The fact that we're waiting, either actively or more passively, for a plan that might be better than what we have today, doesn't mean that we'll ever have something better... Or that, ultimately, that plan, even if it's perfect, if it's not put into action, won't get us anywhere.
When we have a plan that isn't “perfect” or is in some way imperfect underway, it ends up allowing us to make progress. And how does this happen? Because plans only prove to be imperfect as they are tested and put into practice. Even the most perfect of draft plans can never be considered the best unless it is put into practice.
As we implement, we become empowered and able to make adjustments, corrections and mid-term evaluations, which will surely lead us to a plan that is better suited to the conditions and our objectives.
Self-correction in this way is also implemented by more complex systems. They depend and base their modifications and adjustments on the objectives that were initially outlined or planned. That aim, or that planning, must always be corrected. We can't depend on a feeling or just one metric to be able to evaluate the whole plan.
Imagine you're putting into practice a plan to achieve a certain metric in terms of body condition. To do this, you can't just focus on one variable. We have to look at all the constraints, and at what might prevent us from achieving the goals we initially set.
A system that doesn't regulate itself ends up serving no purpose.
At an early stage, when we are at point “A” and want to get close to or aim for point “B”, the image we have of the goal and/or the path is not always focused... In fact, I would venture to say that it rarely is. We may even think that we know exactly what we want and how we want to achieve it. But that image is still blurred, because we haven't yet experienced the path itself. As we go along, we become aware of the difficulties along the way, of our own limitations, or even of the progress we are making, which will have to lead to a readjustment of the plan we had.
The way we make this adjustment is by definition learning.
There are few things that are perfect, and that will always remain perfect... In fact, I would venture to say that perhaps only life itself is perfect.
How do you look at your plans? Do you only move forward when you feel you have a concrete plan that is close to something very fine-tuned, or on the other hand, do you start putting it into practice straight away, moving forward step by step, slowly, and making adjustments as you see fit?
We currently live in a society where we have so many clues that lead us to believe that we're not capable of putting a plan into action. And a lot of this ends up being transmitted at the expense of a distorted vision that is passed on to us through social networks. We are led to believe in a path that is perfect, that only depends on us and our ability to overcome difficulties. What we aren't told or shown is that even if we don't achieve what we had planned or initially wanted, that won't diminish us or make us weaker.
Thank you for your attention in reading my little daily reflection.
Bem Hajam🍀
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There's nothing wrong with having a plan that doesn't work out. I've experienced this firsthand—a meticulously crafted plan, completely set, then something happens, and boom, it's ruined. However, there are often unexpected blessings when plans fall through. We say that God intervenes to prevent our plans from succeeding because He has a better plan for us.
God bless you, Justine! That is the perfect sentence, indeed. Thank you for your comment and time. Have a great week!