Elizabeth Bowen Quotes

If I always appear prepared, it is because before entering an undertaking, I have meditated long and have foreseen what might occur. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly and secretly what I should do in circumstances unexpected by others; it is thought and preparation

Futures thinking is hard work. Fortunately, you do get better at it with practice. It's worth the effort.

I'm usually very analytical when I'm prepping stuff: real into the head thing.

I keep my focus on the team and concentrate on the best possible match preparations.

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

A fool with a plan can outsmart a genius with no plan.

Plans get you into things, but you got to work your way out.

If you don't have a plan, you become part of somebody else's plan.

Playing the game was the easy part. The real work was in the preparation.

Always, Always have a plan

I wisely started with a map.

The one who anticipates the action wins. The one who does not, loses.

A Fool with a Plan is better off than a Genius without a Plan!

There is no greater wisdom than well to time the beginnings and onsets of things.

Always have a plan, and believe in it. Nothing happens by accident.

Luck is the residue of design.

I don't really do without any plans. If somebody is trying to do something, you must have plans.

Before we come to a challenging situation, before the universe squeezes us, how much of our effort is geared toward the reason we came to this world? The more focus we have on the front end, the less focus we end up needing on the back end.

Know what you're trying to do before you do it. Turning knobs at random isn't enlightening any more than throwing paint at a wall blindfolded will let you paint a nice picture.

It's always been my formula to get the next picture set up before anyone's seen the last one.

To achieve, you need thought. You have to know what you are doing and that's real power.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

In every aspect of life, have a game plan, and then do your best to achieve it.

It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.

I procrastinate in spades. In my defence, I also try to have all other distractions solved before I can concentrate on writing. My small theory is that to write for three hours, you need to feel like you have three days. To write for three days, you need to feel like you've got three weeks, and so on.