Building Out My Company...If I had one ;)

It surprises me how much people will plan for in their lives. The amount of detail that goes into a business plan, whether operational or as a sales tool, seems a little absurd. To plan so far ahead and with so much detail is very limiting and unrealistic. I think its enough to say, "See I know what I'm doing. I've thought of everything. If something should come up I'll know how to handle it." With that approach it's reasonable to plan ahead with a business plan, but to say, "This is what is going to happen around this time, and then I will do this." is unreasonable, especially when the predictions sit atop one another. No one has that much control over life, nor that much foresight.

Me personally, I think I would take a little more casual approach. This is what I think needs to be done to succeed, and these are the resources I need to do such a thing. I discuss possible situations and their solutions, and then see what happens. So much of life is played by ear, that an aggressive approach would require being over prepared. Over prepared in this instance would mean expensive in one form or another. I would instead be over prepared by having the means at my disposal (reserve funds, potential employees, exc...) to handle situations as they arise. Take life as it comes at you I say, but don't let it catch you with your pants down. Be smart and pay attention, and I imagine you can succeed at almost anything.