Backup plans

[stewartM]

How do you guys feel about having back up plans, do you think this inhibits going for it on the main plan or is it a nod to being realistic?

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Stew

[ohTen]

good question. i guess i kind of have a loose idea of what i would do and what my marketable skills are, but i don't give it much thought. i'm too busy using my energy to ascertain that i never have to think about the backup plan. i trust that everything will work itself out should I ever need to reach for it, though.

[Gals]

HI stewart

Well for me, back up plans are like Plan B, in case plan A fails. It will never be a distraction, nor a hindrance to my main goal. It's just another option and my fall back. It's trying to be realistic actually.

[Cado]

It's not either or, it's situational.

[Acting Like Godot]

Originally Posted by stewartM

How do you guys feel about having back up plans, do you think this inhibits going for it on the main plan or is it a nod to being realistic?

I have a plan for almost everything in my life.

Furthermore, I also always have a back-up plan for almost everything in my life.

I always thought that it was just one of my charming and unique idiosyncrasies.

Then one day, I read an analysis of my MBTI personality type. Keirsey describes my type (INTJ) as the Mastermind. And there you have it:

http://www.keirsey.com/handler.aspx?...5&c=mastermind

All Rationals are good at planning operations, but Masterminds are head and shoulders above all the rest in contingency planning.

Complex operations involve many steps or stages, one following another in a necessary progression, and Masterminds are naturally able to grasp how each one leads to the next, and to prepare alternatives for difficulties that are likely to arise any step of the way.

Trying to anticipate every contingency, Masterminds never set off on their current project without a Plan A firmly in mind, but they are always prepared to switch to Plan B or C or D if need be.

[Gene]

I am a fan of contingency plans. Not only do I have plan B, I usually have plans C, D, and E.