Think.

Big decisions in life are never easy.

Moreover, it’s much easier said than done.

I’m sure I can get through this. All these weird coincidences happen for a reason.

A good question.

From daphneemarie:

Why does “life experience” have to translate into wild parties and random hookups?

and from me:

Why does “youth” have to translate into violence, alcohol, girlfriend(s), and disobedience to parents?

Lessons from Management 465

Planning for the future is something we all need to do. Something that’s important to set our goal. Something that’s highly rewarded by Allah; in Islam.

However, I think we shouldn’t go in too deep into our so-called “planning”. My experience taught me when I plan the details, we started to have expectation, and expectation kills.

Here’s a metaphor. The C-level officers (CEO, CFO, COO, CIO, etc.) are the ones who decide the fate of the company, and where the company is heading. Thus, their job, the decision makers, is to predict the future.

There are 3 rules when they set the targets:
1. Measurable
2. Realistic
3. Time-Specific

Example: “25% increase in sales by 2012.”

But do you notice something; they don’t go into details? Because the job of thinking what to do, how to do, etc. is the job of lower-management-level people whose job is to think about how the company is doing in short-term.

So me myself as a decision maker of my life, I will just have a plan for the future: “Be a millionaire in 10 years.” How to achieve it? the short-term plans? Well, I have something in my mind, but it’s flexible