I'll bet you expect the unexpected. But are you ready for it. At least, as ready as you can be in attitude, knowledge and preparedness.
Let’s
face it. The unexpected happens. We can’t predict when or know what will
happen, but it does. Being aware of that can actually save you time.
Start planning for the unexpected. Create reserves of key people, critical knowledge, information, money, materials, emergency planning and whatever else will give you a level of security should an unforeseen event strike.
The Boy Scouts have a motto: “Be prepared.” It will serve you as well. When the unexpected happens, you have a better chance of being ready for it, both in attitude and physical preparedness.
"The pressures of life in corporate America are not about to go away. If anything, they show every sign of increasing. High pressure is now a fact of life and a way of life. The only way to survive – and thrive – in today's workplace is not to get rid of stress but to deepen your capacity to handle stress."
James Loehr, Stress for Success
DAY
ONE
Life happens. How have you historically responded to unforeseen events, both pleasant and painful? We can't be prepared for everything, but we can have an attitude that encompasses the unknown. What shift in attitude or thinking do you need to make that will help you in your response to the unexpected? Purposefully take the next week to work on it.
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DAY TWO
Create a list and start assembling what's needed to create a level of security for the various unexpected situations you may encounter.
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DAY THREE
Today, choose to consciously avoid paranoia about what you cannot control. You've prepared as best you can. Leave the rest in God's hands and get on with your day.
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DAY FOUR
Create a strategic preparedness plan for your company, organization, team or project. Even having the conversation will help. Attitude is often everything in keeping a clear head when the unexpected happens.
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DAY FIVE
Celebrate how you are much more prepared mentally and physically today than you were five days ago. Review your systems from time to time and adjust for improvement.
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This is your opportunity to track your progress. Start by asking yourself how important this practice is to you? Record the importance as - not at all, somewhat, fairly, highly or extremely.
Now next to it ask yourself how well you carry out this practice. Record your performance as - very poor, poor, okay, good or very good.
The things we track, we pay attention to. Across time, come back and record your new results. You will find that as you are intentional about making improvements, you will bump your "score" up higher.
This is significant. Don't miss the opportunity to acknowledge your success, and use it as a springboard for making even further gain.
The bad stuff. Most of us have been through some pretty rotten stuff. Whether it's in our personal life or at work, setbacks, losses, disappointments, fires, floods, and betrayals happen.
And I don't mean to sound trite when I say this, but what is often said is true ... How we respond to it makes all the difference. We can collapse and let it destroy us, or, because we are resilient and have faith, we can rise up and face whatever it is head on, dealing with it, and getting through it.
The good stuff. Of course, if to expect the unexpected were always about good things happening, we'd probably think so much more differently about the unforeseen. Still, even good things disrupt other things that are taking place. That too creates its own dynamic that we need to be thinking about and "ready" for.
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