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Planning To Avoid Failure
During this new year, I have planned on extremely pushing myself. Looking back however, I planned differently than I did last year.
I learned the hard way that whatever you plan will most likely not happen exactly the way you want it to. Real life has a way of flipping your plans upside down.
Because of this, I learned that you need a backup plan, along with a backup plan for your backup plan.
I have three different types of shifts I work: morning shift, closing shift, and the dreaded mid shift.
Looking back at what worked for me, I have learned that the days I work late, I get things done, along with my days off. So, I planned on doubling my efforts on those days.
Because of that, when I came down with the flu yesterday, and couldn’t manage to hardly get out of bed, I didn’t stress about it. Sure, I was disappointed that it was a day where I hadn’t gotten anything done, but because I had doubled up on another day, technically I wasn’t behind.
I know I’ve said it before, but that is why it is so important before you come up with your goals to pause and take a look back at the past year. What worked for you best? Did you fail at something and if so, why? What was it that caused you to succeed or fail?