I have a client, Jane, who wants to become a successful entrepreneur doing Life Coaching. She feels it’s her calling, so she starts her own business doing it. This is her Plan A.
And she works towards making Plan A successful. Hard!
But her marketing efforts are not working. Clients are not coming. Now what? Does she stay self-employed (option 1), or does she find a job working for someone else (option 2)? (We’ll simplify the options.)
Time to decide. Either way, Plan A continues. Because it’s the path she’s walking. And it’s a linear path. It’s a “decide as you go” path. And it’s always Plan A.
“Plan B” is created to run along side Plan A… an emergency option in case Plan A fails. It decides she won’t be able to get more clients. It always imagines the worst. That’s why I say nix the Plan B. Stick with what you know… not what you imagine.
Her Plan A may change entirely, decision by decision. It may even start to look like a Plan B. There’s nothing wrong with changing course. But it’s never “a plan.”
It’s a choice she makes at each intersection. Based on reality.
That’s how she stays on her TRU path. And how you can, too.
Burn the bridges, sink the boats! There IS no Plan B. Creating a Plan B is am excuse for derailing Plan A. Plan A success is never linear, it’s a jagged, rocky course populated with wrong turns, dead ends and hard, hard work. Focusing ahead on that committed, heart-felt objective leads to a smoother, more easily managed journey.
Hi, Claude. Definitely! That Plan A can be oh so adventurous :)) Sometimes more than we expect. But none the less, essential for our ultimate success. Thanks for sharing.