Life is about times and seasons. There are times and seasons for some specific things to be done or achieved which if not can be dangerous. For example, a student who doesn't get prepared for an examination is on his or her way to failure. One of the greatest gift of life is times and seasons because they are assets which if well invested in produces great and mighty returns-on-investment (ROI).
Maximising times and seasons involves investing in them and we do this by doing the right thing at the right time. This is dynamic and individualised based on the times and seasons each person is or the phase of life one is. For example: The right thing to do for someone preparing to be married is to get understanding about what marriage is and to prepare for it as so desired. Also, for someone who is considering a business start-up, the right thing to do is to get sufficient knowledge and skills about it before venturing into it and this right on time.
A wise saying go thus: "Proper preparation prevents poor performance" because success is not a luck, actions/steps in the right direction determines it. So in life, everyone has a preparation stage but whether maximised or not is left to each person. A major part of preparation is planning just as someone said that: "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail". Planning is the first step to guaranteed though it must be backed up with consistent actions/steps in the right direction. Things to plan for includes time (daily,weekly, monthly, yearly), finances (also called budgeting), food (meal) plan, business plan etc
Planning is highly beneficial because it saves time, energy, costs and prevents from failure, loss, wastefulness etc. For me, i love planning as i do plan my schedules (itineraries) on a weekly basis with set targets using the "SMART" principle of specificity, measurable, achievable or attainable, realistic and been time bound. This weekly schedule is broken down to daily activities for easy achievement. Also, i plan for my meals, financies so as to maximize them and get something quality. By my nature, i love doing things the spur of the moment rather than procrastinating it.
By my nature, I'm nocturnal in nature aswell as an early riser because i sleep early as it is said: "Early to bed, early to rise". I do always wake up before 5am in the morning or earlier before then, refreshed and set for the day. At this moment, i start planning and preparing for the day or week. I maximized this alot right from my secondary school upto my University undergraduate days and even uptil now. This has some advantage as the body is well relaxed and refreshed, the full concentration is there as noise or distractions are at minimum.
The good thing is that there are general principles of life and there are also specific ones, but it is evident that the greatest thief of time and waster of assets (time) is procastination and it takes been dilligent and deliberate to overcome it. Also, been accountable to either parent, mentor or someone deemed fit is highy recommended to overcome procastination and stay prepared in life. Doing the right thing at the right time together with consistent actions through a detailed plan is a gurantee unto good and outstanding success in life and in all endeavors. Thank you for reading.
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