Message of the Day - The Best Laid Plans or So, What's Plan B?

Good Morning,

 

Have you ever set plans for anything you wanted to do for your job, or your family or yourself? Have those plans always worked out as you set them? Usually not…

 

What happens between the brilliant perfect plan we set up the reality we run into when the plan has to change or simply does not work?

 

The answer; we encounter unforeseen details which eluded us when we originally made our plans. No matter how much we research and plan, we find that there is something that we missed. Of course, the more you plan the less there is that is missed and the better the plan will go. There are many who can take a plan and run it flawlessly, but as they say, no plan is foolproof.

 

I am working with my Sister to bring my Mother from Mexico back to the US. We started off with a plan to fly her and her pets, and then through research, found we had to change that plan due to the temperature. Next we looked at buses and that plan was nixed due to finding the right line, now it rests on rental cars, but we cannot get just one to go between countries. I know that our plan will continue to change and evolve. When we roll it out, I anticipate there will be hiccups, oversights and problems we will have to overcome.

 

So how do we deal with such situations?

 

Making a plan b, or allow for variations in the plan. We can make a back up plan or three. We could have a list of alternatives and when a challenge or problem arises, we can simply change plans. Another tactic is to plan for ambiguity. That is leave holes in the plan on purpose. When you get to that part of the plan, decide what to do with all the information you have at that point and then act. The tighter the plan is, the more that can go wrong, but again, the looser the plan is, the harder it is to manage. So you will need to balance between the two.

 

In the end, I hope all goes well in Operation Extract Mom from Mexico. We are continuing to research and plan, and putting in contingencies and plan b and c. I will let you know how it goes.

 

Enjoy!

 

Sanford Berenberg

Sanford@berenberg.net

http://sanfordberenberg.blogspot.com/

502-533-9336

 

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