It was not until later in life that I learned of the powers
of having a Plan B in place. I had heard
many celebrities say that if you have a Plan B, you are allowing the
possibility of failure. I now see things
totally different. Plan B is a Super Power.
And why is that?
Because, having a Plan B in place is win-win.
If you have a Plan B in place, and your Plan A does not work
out, then you are already prepared for that scenario. And if your Plan A does work out, then that's
just as good or better.
But in addition to that, here's why having a Plan Be is so
powerful. Because with few exceptions,
having a Plan B in place almost guarantees that your Plan A will pan out.
That’s right.
Sometimes having a Plan B in place almost guarantees that your Plan A
will succeed. Sometimes this is true.
Having a Plan B in place can work for small things and for
big things.
Not too long ago, my friends and I ordered food from a new
restaurant that used one of those delivery services and because I have had so
many issues with such services as Uber Eats, etc., I told everyone, “let's
figure out what we will do if the delivery guy fails to show for whatever
reason. What will we eat?” I shared with
them, “just having a Plan B in place would almost guarantee that Plan A will be
a success.
And, I was right. The
food was delivered on time, without incident.
I theorize that the reason so many things work in your favor
when you have a Plan B in place is because having a Plan B is a form of
surrender. You are not attached to
things working out a certain way and once that happens, I believe you emit a
different type of energy into the world and things just seem to work out.
The next time you have your heart set on something working
in your favor, say, being approved for loan, being accepted into a certain
school or be proposed to by that special someone, put a Plan B in place. Say to
yourself, if such-and-such does not happen, I will _______________. And then sit back and watch how the very
thing that you wanted to happen, will happen.
Brooklyn Weaver is an author, free-lance writer and book
reviewer for Publishers Weekly. She lives in Oak Park, Illinois.
