Implementation Episode 45 – Things to Consider When Building Your Financial Plan, Part 9 of 9. This is the last episode in our nine-part series. Many financial plans fail not because they were bad plans, but because people never committed to the last step of the process: implementation. In the words of Benjamin Franklin, “by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” So where do we start to prepare for planning and achieving our financial goals? Consider these seven steps. More SML Planning Minute Podcast Episodes Listen to Episode 37 - Things to Consider When Building Your Financial Plan, Part 1 - Develop an Overall Spending Plan Listen to Episode 38 - Things to Consider When Building Your Financial Plan, Part 2 - Spending Goals Listen to Episode 39 - Things to Consider When Building Your Financial Plan, Part 3 - Debt Listen to Episode 40 - Things to Consider When Building Your Financial Plan, Part 4 - Protection Listen to Episode 41 - Things to Consider When Building Your Financial Plan, Part 5 – Peace of Mind and Investing Listen to Episode 42 - Things to Consider When Building Your Financial Plan, Part 6 – Tax Strategies Listen to Episode 43 - Things to Consider When Building Your Financial Plan, Part 7 – Future Health Care Listen to Episode 44 - Things to Consider When Building Your Financial Plan, Part 8 – Retirement Listen to Episode 45 - Things to Consider When Building Your Financial Plan, Part 9 – Implementation Subscribe