The　present　study　examined　whether　future　orientation　can　regulate　emotions　and　benefit　performance　among　employees　and　students　and　tested　the　mediation　effect　of　planning　in　certain　processes.　In　Study　1,　a　3-wave　assessment　of　future　orientation,　job　burnout,　and　job　engagement　was　conducted　with　180　participants.　Results　showed　that　future　orientation　is　positively　related　to　job　engagement,　but　negatively　related　to　job　burnout.　In　addition,　planning　serves　as　a　mediator　in　the　relationship　between　future　orientation　and　job　engagement　and　between　future　orientation　and　job　burnout.　In　Study　2,　193　participants　completed　scales　measuring　the　effects　of　future　orientation,　planning,　task　completion,　and　mood.　Results　showed　that　planning　serves　as　a　mediator　in　the　relationship　between　future　orientation　and　positive　affect,　between　future　orientation　and　negative　affect,　and　between　future　orientation　and　academic　performance.　This　research　provides　evidence　that　future　orientation　prepares　individuals　to　successfully　cope　with　stress　through　problem-solving　strategies.　Our　findings　that　future　orientation　helps　people　cope　with　future　barriers　through　planning　highlight　the　importance　of　future　orientation　in　the　improvement　of　performance　for　either　employees　or　students.　©　2022,　The　Author(s),　under　exclusive　licence　to　Springer　Science+Business　Media,　LLC,　part　of　Springer　Nature.