2.    Plan every day the night before.  Developing this habit is like loading your gun before you need to use it.  Imagine having to defend yourself or your family from an armed and dangerous home invader?  You grab your gun but realize that it's not loaded, so you have to remember where you put the ammo.  Assuming you can find the bullets, you still have to load the gun with your trembling hands BEFORE the bad guy gets you or your family.  Silly analogy?  Imagine how difficult it is to create a well developed and comprehensive plan when you're pressed for time and have a dozen other fires that must be put out right now!  Time can kick your butt if you let it.  Decide not to let it.

I know this analogy might get on some people's nerves because not everyone is comfortable with guns.  The point, however, is that preparation is a life and death matter.  The gun analogy is uncomfortable, but those who fail to prepare SHOULD BE uncomfortable.  Imagine if Captain Sullenberger (of the famed Hudson River landing) hadn't been prepared to land his plane on water.  What if he had to stop and think..."hmmmm, where's the emergency landing manual...I better read up on that".  He had NO TIME to prepare anything.  He had to act.  When the time to act is upon you, there is no time to prepare.

How does that relate to planning your day the night before?  You will be better prepared to achieve success and avoid disaster if you have a plan...even for one day.  There's a lot to do as you build your own business, climb the corporate ladder or avoid your own slice of the economic disaster.  Why not give yourself the advantage by planning ahead?

Intro and Part 1 here: http://activerain.com/blogsview/981044/Intro-and-Part-1-to-Mastering-Time