Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Plans are significant things. We produce them with significant effort. Otherwise, we are merely chatting about our hopes, dreams, and wishes.

Person A: We have a plan for that.

Person B: Great. May I see it?

Person A: What do you mean?

Person B: Your plan. May I see it? May I have a copy of your plan?

Person A: Well, I mean we haven’t put it on the computer or on paper or anything, but we have a plan.

Person B: Great. May I see it?

Person A: …silence…

Person B: A plan states specifically who will do what to what end. It sounds like you have talked to a few other persons about what you want to do. Right?

Person A: Well, sort of.

Person B: So, you don’t actually have a plan. You have some things that you hope will happen if something else happens.

Person A: Well, sort of.

Person B: Let me know when you have a plan. Or let me know if you want to create a plan.