Red sky. There is a sailor’s warning: “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight; red sky in the morning, sailor’s take warning!”

After our storm on Saturday we had a beautiful red-and-pink sky as we approached sunset.

Things held true and we had a most wonderful day for Mother’s Day. This got me thinking about what we do as people to heed the signs of what might be to come into our lives and how we should use those together with the plans we have made to address these changes in our environment or our circumstances that will have an impact on what we do and how we do it!

Have you developed a contingency plan in the event that the “red sky is in the morning” and have you educated those in your business or in your family about these plans?

Being prepared to address what comes is a key element of good planning so take some time this week to develop your “red sky” plans so that you take advantage of every opportunity.

“He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.” - Henry David Thoreau