To have dream is one thing and the means of achieving it is another thing.
A plan can be defined as a set of decision for action in the future- it can be arrived at either through planning, or through some other rational methods of decision (Dior 1963)
Planning in the other hand can take different definition -:
Planning is about making choices among options that appear open for the future.
God created man and gave him most powerful gift on earth called free will (will power).Man is therefore expected to make full use of his freedom.
It is this freedom to choose between alternatives that make man to take responsibility or consequence of his action.
Planning is often regarded as rationality and the utilization of knowledge for individual, social and institutional action.
It can also be the working out in broad outline the things that need to be done to accomplish the purpose set for the entire prize.
It is the process of selecting a course of action (a set of means) for the attainment of ends (Banefield 1959)
For example if you long for rich, it is either you go into business or you go to school to get your certificate and get employed or acquire skill for entrepreneurship.
It involves the best and safer means in term of cost, time or reliability.
Planning is not an end; it is a means, a means for better use for what we have.
To be educated does not guarantee one to be automatically rich, but a better, safer and reliable means of becoming rich.
It is about the best way of allocating the scarce resources since wants are voluminous.Story and Sustainability: Planning, Practice, and Possibility for American Cities
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