A step-by-step guide to planning

Before starting to do anything (worth planning for), ask yourself:

1. What do I want to happen? By when? How will I know if I’m successful?
2. Have others accomplished this? If so, then how? If not, then why not?
3. What is most likely to go wrong? How can I prepare for or prevent this?
4. How can I maximize the use of my resources? (people, organizations, belongings)
5. What medium sized and baby steps need to happen?
6. If needed, could I teach somebody else to execute this plan for me? If no, return to step 1 and repeat.