Draw a timeline of your life from now to the grave, then divide it into intervals of five or ten years. Each of those intervals is a time bucket.

Do you have a long list of things you want to accomplish in life by a certain age? Here’s why that might not be such a great idea.

In business and in life, you should have three plans: Plan A, Plan B, and Plan Z. Plan A is your current plan, your current thesis about how you can win in the marketplace.