Sometimes a well-laid plan 
doesn't work out. Case and point: Tony's flat tire from a recent camping 
vacation, pictured above. One would imagine having to change that pick-up truck 
tire put a kink in his vacation travel plans more so than, say, changing a bike tire 
would. 
When a plan does come 
together, it can be nothing short of remarkable. But as Jeff has pointed out, 
that ideal moment isn't always meant to be. The key is to learn from the plan 
that failed and focus on the plan that worked.Like finishing a site plan in 
record time, making clients slingshot monkeys with 
their eyes closed, and finally getting rid of Matt Hoying and 
Brian Schmidt by creating an expansion plan so we could ship them to the 
Loveland office.
So plan, and love it when 
the plan comes together, but don't sweat it when things fall apart (and don't be 
afraid to try again). It could be worse: you could have been in the truck with 
Tony when that tire blew on a highway in Indiana.
* You might have guessed that Jeff is a big fan of 
The A-Team. In fact, we have been known to watch old tapes of The A-Team 
episodes over lunch. If you don't remember, The A-Team was a television show in 
the 80s that involved a lot of firing guns at the ground (no one ever was hit), 
a kidnapper-esc black van, and a cigar-chewing character who always used the 
first half of Jeff's quote above.

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