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EPISODE · Dec 1, 2025 · 13 MIN

77. "Plan" needs air quotes: why I've become highly suspicious of plans, agendas and goals... but make them anyway.

from The Sage & The Song · host Britta GreenViolet

Dwight Eisenhower said "plans are worthless, but planning is everything." What a paradox!In this episode, we explore why the rapidly changing landscape of ecology, politics, economics and technology means that keeping plans is virtually impossible—but oddly, that doesn't mean it's not worth doing.Join this year's 2026 Annual Planning Challenge, coming December 11-19: ⁠https://www.brittagreenviolet.com/challenge ⁠~ RESOURCES ~⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for my weekly Museletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get tips like this in your inbox.Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack: Frequency First⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit my website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brittagreenviolet.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with me on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagreenviolet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittagudmunson⁠

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