"The people most successful in life are those who are good at Plan B." That is what my 11 year old stop-son brought to me the other day. I asked him where he had heard that and he couldn't remember. Proper citation and credit aside, this is great insight. We have all seen plans turn out not as we had planned, not as the company had planned and not even as the government had planned. So when plans don't turn out, what happens then? Are we able to go to Plan B? Have we even developed a Plan B? Do we have the necessary skills, people and materials in place to enact Plan B?
Maybe, if as a whole, we gave a little more consideration to having some Plan Bs, individually and collectively some of the "crisis" we face may become little more than an inconvenience. There of course is no way to plan for every possibility in work, home and even life; there are always far too many variables. But starting to even understand that having a Plan B is a wise choice is a tremendous start. I think that opens a whole new way of thinking and action.
There are those that do buy into the "putting all my eggs in the basket" theory. I can see how that has validity. It is not wise to have yourself and resources spread over so many plans that no plan ever has what it needs to succeed. However, I think taking a little extra time, energy and resources and devoting them to thinking about and making arrangements for a Plan B can prove to be invaluable once Plan B is required.
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