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Do you review and adjust in regularly? Does your plan reflect the will of God for your life?<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Do you have a game plan for your business? Do you review and adjust in regularly? Does your plan reflect the will of God for your life?"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>Planning is the ability to tap into the mind of God and gather the necessary details on how the vision He gave you will be implemented. It requires you to carefully do your research so you can effectively support and communicate the assumptions you make throughout the plan based on the revelations that the Lord has given you.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Planning is the ability to tap into the mind of God and gather the necessary details on how the vision He gave you will be implemented. 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Can you imagine Moses building the Tabernacle of God without a plan from God or Jesus fulfilling His purpose on the earth without the blueprints of the Old Testament to make references to and be guided by? Effective management begins with planning which leads to setting goals."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>Planning is the most important function in establishing a business. The sad reality is that most entrepreneurs do not bother to plan. The excuse often is time, they know how to run a business, or they just feel it is not necessary. No doubt about it, planning is hard work. It involves thinking, and thinking is hard work. In essence, planning is solving future problems before they occur, making decisions, speculating on the future (both far and near), setting objectives (long and short range), considering alternatives, and making choices.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Planning is the most important function in establishing a business. The sad reality is that most entrepreneurs do not bother to plan. The excuse often is time, they know how to run a business, or they just feel it is not necessary. No doubt about it, planning is hard work. It involves thinking, and thinking is hard work. 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