Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American businessman Alan Lakein.
Last updated on April 22, 2025.
Alan Lakein is an American author on personal time management, including How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life which has sold over 3 million copies.
Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.
Time = Life, Therefore, waste your time and waste of your life, or master your time and master your life.
In all planing you make a list and you set priorities.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
One of the secrets of getting more done is to make a TO DO List every day, keep it visible, and use it as a guide to action as you go through the day.
You cannot do a goal. Long-term planning and goal-setting must therefore be complemented by short-term planning. This kind of planning requires specifying activities. You can do an activity. Activities are steps along the way to a goal. Let's say you desire security. Putting $10.00 in the bank or talking to your stockbroker about your investment plans are activities that will move you toward your goal.
Review our priorities, ask the question; what's the best use of our time right now?
In all planning you make a list and you set priorities.