Seth Godin on Planning Quotes

"The discipline of planning is the discipline of thinking."

"If your plan doesn't include the word 'no,' it's not a strategy."

"Build a plan that allows for human error."

"The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing."

"The strategy is the compass, the tactics are the steps."

"The best plan is to be indispensable."

"Spend more time on the strategy and less on the spreadsheet."

"Planning is the work you do before the work."

"The plan is to have a plan for when the plan fails."

"A plan is a hypothesis, not a promise."

"You don't need a better plan, you need more courage."

"Preparation is not the same as procrastination."

"Strategy is a choice. Tactics are the actions you take to execute that choice."

"The best time to start was last year. The second best time is now."

"If you're not failing, you're not planning for enough growth."

"The strategy is a series of choices."

"Planning for success is easy; planning for the messy middle is hard."

"The most effective plan is the one that actually gets executed."

"A good plan today is better than a perfect plan next month."

"The strategy is the 'why,' the tactics are the 'how.'"

"The practice is what we do regardless of how we feel."

"Stop planning and start shipping."

"Tactics are the easy part. Strategy is the hard part."

"Your plan is only as good as your ability to adapt."

"The goal of planning is to reduce the number of surprises, not eliminate them."

"Successful planning requires an honest assessment of the dip."

"Planning to be perfect is a plan to fail."

"If you can't describe your strategy in one sentence, you don't have one."

"A plan that doesn't include a ship date isn't a plan; it's a dream."

"Waiting for the perfect plan is just a form of hiding."

"The map is not the territory, and the plan is not the project."

"If your plan requires a miracle, it's not a plan."

"Strategic quitting is a form of planning."