Ah, the 5-year plan.

The sacred scroll of the corporate world. The staple of career coaches and business seminars. The thing people love to create when they’re trying to look “serious” about their future.

And yet—if you’re a founder, entrepreneur, or anyone building something from scratch—you probably already know this deep down:

Your 5-year plan is useless.

Not because you’re not ambitious. Not because you don’t want to grow. But because the real world doesn’t care about your timeline. It’s too busy changing every damn month.