When planning ahead, it's usually best to begin by looking far ahead. Taking this view will compel you to identify not only programs but objectives. You will have to separate those things that have to be done from those that may be desirable, but not absolutely necessary. Such an analysis also helps you distinguish the almost certain from the probable, the probable from the possible, and the possible from the impossible. Once you've looked down the road 12 months ahead, you can break down your time-steps to one month, then to one week, and finally to tomorrow.
Tomorrow is always decisive.
It's one of the most useful future days because its outlines can be seen clearly. Not all problems can be solved by logic alone. Frequently, certain vital information is unavailable at decision making time. Sometimes, only future events can prove the wisdom or folly of a specific course of action. For one reason or another, you have to gamble.