The end is everything. Plan all the way to it even the insignificant things. Study all options, all possible consequences, obstacles and any surprises that might reverse your hard work. By planning to the end, you will not be overwhelmed by circumstances and you will know when to stop.
I will start with a little story.
There was a king going out with his noblemen, at the road side there was a wise man crying out: "I have good advice for 100 dinars". The king stopped and asked the wise man "what is that avice that worth 100 dinars". The wise man replied: "Sir, Order your men to give me the money then I will immediately tell you the advice".
The king did so, expecting to hear something extraordinary. the wise man said to him : "Never begin anything until you have reflected what will be the end of it." Every person start laughing at him, that the wise man asked for money before telling his advice as if the king was fooled and treated like an idiot. The king said: "This is a good advice. No one is aware of the fact that we should think well before doing anything. But we are daily guilty of not remembering, and the consequences are evil. this advice is very valuable to me".
The king knew the importance of the advice since he lost 100 dinars and he might lost a valuable thing later if he committed the same error in the future. He decided to bear that advice always in his mind and gave orders to be engraved on walls and silver plates.
Not late, a man wanted to kill the king. He bribed his nearest man to inject some poison into the king's arm. When the time came to execute the assassination. The king's man
noticed on the wall the engraved advice "Never beging anything until you have reflected whatwill be the end of it" It was only then that he realized that if the man who bribed him become king, he could kill him instantly.
Today's rule is "First, set your objective as clear as possible and plan all the way to it, every single action from the beginning till the end, don't leave anything to chance".
Most people believe that they are in fact aware of the future, that they are planning and thinking ahead. but unfortunatelly they only tend toward their desires, to what they want the future to be. Their plans are vague, based on imagination not reality, and what is vague will never be realized. They may believe that they think about every single step, but they are focusing on the happy ending, on what they want as an end.
The ending is everything. It is the end of the action that determines your success. If i am not exagerrating it is more important how you end than how you started. Your conclusion should be very clear and must be kept on mind. and try to anticipate the many possible crises that may intersect your way.
When you see several steps ahead, and plan your moves all the way to the end, you will no longer be tempted by emotion or by desire to improvise. The clarity of your steps will rid you of the anxiety and vagueness that are the primary reasons why so many fail to succeed. You see the end point and you tolerate no deviation from the path.
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