{"id":505,"date":"2016-10-21T03:00:36","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T08:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kerryaclark.com\/?p=505"},"modified":"2016-10-20T21:27:48","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T02:27:48","slug":"you-can-be-wise-or-a-fool-but-you-cant-be-both","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/you-can-be-wise-or-a-fool-but-you-cant-be-both\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can Be Wise Or A Fool, But You Can&#8217;t Be Both"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Planning is Necessary and Essential<\/h2>\n<h3>Part 2 &#8211;\u00a0You Can Be Wise Or A Fool, But You Can&#8217;t Be Both<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A wise man [an uncommon person] thinks ahead [makes plans]; a fool [a normal person] doesn\u2019t [make plans] and even brags about it [not having a plan of action]!<\/span> \u00a0(Proverbs 13:16 NLT)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A wise man thinks ahead&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wise man or the person who is not normal thinks ahead and makes plans for everything. \u00a0I could have stopped at the word &#8220;thinks&#8221;. \u00a0An extraordinary person thinks and makes plans to be ahead. \u00a0That&#8217;s what plans do for us, they position us to be ahead of the pack, get beyond average. \u00a0If I&#8217;m normal and desire to be no longer common, then I need to learn how the uncommon think and plan. \u00a0What&#8217;s their secret?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Think ahead&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being uncommon means you become a planner&#8230;you plan ahead. \u00a0You learn how to define &#8220;what you want&#8221; beyond today. \u00a0What do you want to see tomorrow? <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryaclark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021-TIF-SM-Planning-is-Necessary-and-Essential-2.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-512 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryaclark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021-TIF-SM-Planning-is-Necessary-and-Essential-2.png?resize=400%2C400\" alt=\"20161021-tif-sm-planning-is-necessary-and-essential-2\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021-TIF-SM-Planning-is-Necessary-and-Essential-2.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021-TIF-SM-Planning-is-Necessary-and-Essential-2.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021-TIF-SM-Planning-is-Necessary-and-Essential-2.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021-TIF-SM-Planning-is-Necessary-and-Essential-2.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021-TIF-SM-Planning-is-Necessary-and-Essential-2.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021-TIF-SM-Planning-is-Necessary-and-Essential-2.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Plan your continued education.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0You plan for the type of education you will need to accomplish the career you want and the type of business you want to run or own.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Plan your relationships.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0You plan and think through ways that will allow you to have lasting relationships.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Plan your spiritual pursuit.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0You plan for and define the type of church you want to attend and the faith-filled religious values you wish to set for your home.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Plan for personal &amp; family growth.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You plan for your personal development and growth. \u00a0What does your family do as a unit to set them apart from others?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Plan for impacting more than just yourself.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You plan on making a difference in society and your neighborhood. \u00a0You plan on how you will spend your down time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You plan. \u00a0You plan. \u00a0You plan. \u00a0Planning is what sets you apart from the rest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A fool [a normal person] doesn\u2019t [make plans] and even brags about it!<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The normal person or the person who is not wise goes about life without any plans and makes himself okay with that. \u00a0They end up with normal results and as you and I know normal results just aren\u2019t enough.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more than 6 years, Pamela and I have been drafting a plan that covers every area of our lives and it&#8217;s this plan that&#8217;s allowed us to have the type of lifestyle we desire. \u00a0\u00a0From how to have a successful blended family to how we participate as volunteers in our local church. \u00a0Today, our family plan is roughly 43 pages that detail what we desire for our lives and we use it as a working document to have the life we desire. \u00a0Now it&#8217;s time for you to have the life you want; let us lead you into creating your very own family plan. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A wise man thinks ahead; a fool doesn\u2019t&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which are you going to be? \u00a0What desires for your life do you have to start your family plan today? \u00a0Leave us a comment.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning is Necessary and Essential Part 2 &#8211;\u00a0You Can Be Wise Or A Fool, But You Can&#8217;t Be Both A wise man [an uncommon person] thinks ahead [makes plans]; a fool [a normal person] doesn\u2019t [make plans] and even brags about it [not having a plan of action]! \u00a0(Proverbs 13:16 NLT) A wise man thinks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-505","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-planning","8":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20161021-TIF-Post-image-Planning-is-Necessary-and-Essential-2.png?fit=760%2C360&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4jb7V-89","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":517,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505\/revisions\/517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}