Last year I attended my annual Women of Faith conference and I was joined by several of my closest friends and traveling companions.  We decided to drive to Boston and so our adventure began.    One of my friends brought her new GPS (Global Positioning System) that she had received as a Christmas present.  I was so impressed with the precise directions that this micro computer gave us.  This GPS was wonderful; it gave us directions on where to turn and it even told us how many feet we needed to drive before reaching the turning lane.  Better yet this little navigation device spoke to us in a gentle, soothing, and kind voice; which allowed us to stay focused on our destination.    The GPS even informed us when we made a wrong turn.    There was no condemnation, just a lovely voice informing me that there was a recalculation and now I will simply have to take another road to reach my desired destination.  Wow! I like that kind of back seat driving!   Many times since that trip I have thought about my GPS experience and those thoughts sprang to a comparison to my own desired business goals and my business plan.  It is a well documented fact that many micro and small business owners do not have a business plan in order to drive their businesses to success.    No doubt there are some who would say that they are operating their business just fine without a documented plan.  In an earlier blog post I passed on an interesting fact that only 3% of adult Americans have specific written goals.