2013 SPRING ISSUE | CHOICES 15 your budget , or you don ’ t . If you don ’ t , then you make a choice : to either drop something else to a lower priority or make a plan to earn enough to get what you want .
Dwight Eisenhower said , “ Plans are worthless . Planning is everything .” When you ’ ve planned , you know where you ’ ll spend your resources and how to change your plan when necessary . But if you leave yourself in the dark about your own plans , you set yourself up to fall short of both resources and rewards .
Building your value , developing a straight-forward manner of communicating , and planning your budget are three vital personal attributes for having enough to spend on what you choose to want .
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Gregory Lay is a speaker and writer who focuses on the needs of people whose careers haven ’ t gone as expected . You can read more by Gregory on his website , www . AccidentalCAREER . com .