While I was standing by the beach I kept staring at the island across the ocean. As always I planned within my mind how I could one day be on that island. In the horizon I could see a storm approaching. Still, I planned how I would one day cross the ocean.
I waited for the storm to come. I waited through the storm. I waited.
After the storm past I planned how to build the raft. In the horizon the clouds began to darken. Soon the next storm was upon me. Still I planned and I waited for the right time. I waited.
When the storm had past. The ocean was calm. I look around for the wood and vine needed to build my raft. I calculated in my mind how much room I would need on the raft. How much vine I would need and what to make my paddles out of. As I took the time to think on these things...another storm came. Again, I waited.
It took many years of planning. Many years of intending to do, until one day I found that I had no more time left to do. I used my life to plan, but I have found too late that my planning was nothing more procrastination.
Do not be the one who thinks of doing more than you are actually doing.
Do not be the one so focused on the plan that the plan is never executed.
Do not be the one who always waits for right time and then discovers that you have no time left.
There will always be another reason for you to justify why you are not beginning today. A plan is good, but a plan is nothing more than a dream without action accompanying it.