The construction company in the video below had less than a day to demolish a highway bridge, clean up the debris and get traffic moving under the phantom span. Watching the time lapse photography execution of the plan fills me with admiration for the planners.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YNw2omYLK4

As you consider the challenges facing you this week, this month and next year, take some more time to plan, to contemplate better ways of accomplishing the task. It’s a wonderful thing to watch a plan come together. Become known as an effective planner. Your value will increase as will your level of satisfaction.

Remember, to become a solid planner, you need to pull yourself out of the daily fray and take some time to think deeply about how things could be done better. You’ll need some discipline to extricate yourself from the crisis du jour, but it’s a skill worth learning.