<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Life Doesn&#8217;t Wait While You&#8217;re&nbsp;Planning]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/johnny-automatic-eyeglasses-1.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="6619" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/life-doesnt-wait-while-youre-planning/johnny-automatic-eyeglasses-1/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/johnny-automatic-eyeglasses-1.png" data-orig-size="800,348" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="vision" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/johnny-automatic-eyeglasses-1.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/johnny-automatic-eyeglasses-1.png?w=800" class="alignleft wp-image-6619 size-medium" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/johnny-automatic-eyeglasses-1.png?w=300&#038;h=131" alt="vision" width="300" height="131" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/johnny-automatic-eyeglasses-1.png?w=300&amp;h=131 300w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/johnny-automatic-eyeglasses-1.png?w=600&amp;h=262 600w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/johnny-automatic-eyeglasses-1.png?w=150&amp;h=65 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>I&#8217;ve talked about the importance of <a href="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/planning-your-map-to-the-future/" target="_blank">planning</a>, including <a href="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/698/" target="_blank">vision</a>, before.</p>
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<p>So the post <a href="http://seapointcenter.com/vision-and-execution-are-not-sequential/" target="_blank">Vision and Execution are not Sequential</a> struck a chord with me. Of course it&#8217;s true that the planning steps are not linear, but circular. <a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/arrows-3-circular-interlocking.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="6620" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/life-doesnt-wait-while-youre-planning/arrows-3-circular-interlocking/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/arrows-3-circular-interlocking.png" data-orig-size="758,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="arrows-3-circular-interlocking" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/arrows-3-circular-interlocking.png?w=284" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/arrows-3-circular-interlocking.png?w=758" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6620" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/arrows-3-circular-interlocking.png?w=142&#038;h=150" alt="arrows-3-circular-interlocking" width="142" height="150" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/arrows-3-circular-interlocking.png?w=142&amp;h=150 142w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/arrows-3-circular-interlocking.png?w=284&amp;h=300 284w" sizes="(max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px" /></a></p>
<p>But what&#8217;s really striking is Jesse Lyn Stoner&#8217;s description of the circle as &#8220;spinning so fast that the colors turn white. You can’t see the individual parts, even though you know they’re there.&#8221; Because, all the steps are not really separate and discreet; they are all going on simultaneously. As she says, &#8220;Life doesn&#8217;t wait while you&#8217;re planning.&#8221;</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t do justice to her description here. She does it so much better, so be sure to read the post.</p>
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