1. Module 6

2. Planning “The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to Poverty.” Proverbs 21:5 (NIV) Proverbs 16:9 reads, “The mind of a man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.”

3. Planning Where no plan is laid, where the disposal of time is surrendered merely to the chance of incident, chaos will soon reign. Victor Hugo “For which of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who observe it begin to ridicule him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’” Luke 14:28-30

4. Planning Steps in Business Planning “It’s our people who make the difference.” Identify the Core Values Draft the Mission Statement Establish Measurable Objectives

5. Planning Steps in Business Planning If you can’t measure it you can’t manage it. Measure what is valuable rather than valuing what is measurable Develop the Plan After Planning, Provide Accountability

6. Plannning Questions to Consider How do you resolve the tension between planning and remaining open to God’s direction and control? Share from your own experience some of the differences you have seen when you were in the habit of regular time in God’s Word versus when you weren’t.

7. Planning Joshua 1:8. How do you interpret this promise from God? What keeps you from being more diligent in your pursuit of His promise? Read Proverbs 3:5-6. What is the primary principle, and how will you relate it to your business? Questions to Consider – Digging Deeper

8. Planning Joshua 1:8. How do you interpret this promise from God? What keeps you from being more diligent in your pursuit of His promise? Questions to Consider – Digging Deeper Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Joshua 1:8

9. Planning Read Proverbs 3:5-6. What is the primary principle, and how will you relate it to your business? Questions to Consider – Digging Deeper Trust in the L ORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6