I Love It When a Plan Doesn't Come Together

Somehow, everything always works out for the A-Team.

The sun blazes over a dusty, barren landscape on the outskirts of an old Western town. Four fugitive soldiers work hastily to modify a bunch of old farm machinery into an impromptu armored vehicle. They are outmanned and outgunned, surrounded on all sides by a vengeful mob.

Suddenly, the camera zooms in on a figure sporting a pair of leather gloves and a cigar clenched firmly between his teeth. It's John "Hannibal" Smith, the leader of the A-Team, and he's got that familiar twinkle in his eye.

As their makeshift contraption roars to life, successfully fending off the mob and saving the day once again, Hannibal turns to his team with a smug grin, uttering his infamous line:

I love it when a plan comes together!

Plans are awesome. I love them. I like to set goals, and then meticulously take incremental steps in order to achieve them. In short, when it comes together, it feels great.

But it doesn’t always come together, and while this can c…