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How Having a Plan B Helps My Mental Health
As a huge fan of working for myself, I generally loved the freelance life until Covid hurt my clients’ businesses, and that started hurting me too.
And as someone who manages myself and works under my own steam, I know the power of focus. Energy flows where attention goes, eyes on the prize, and all those sentiments!
So here’s a problem I’ve been wrestling with until quite recently…
All the entrepreneurship authors and personal development gurus emphasis the importance of working towards a single goal. You might have heard this popular saying: there is no plan B.
For the longest time I took on board everything I read about entrepreneurship, and I totally bought the concept that success required 100% commitment to plan A.
But with time and experience, I’ve learned that this approach doesn’t work for me. With my anxiety popping out to say hello more frequently than ever since the global pandemic body-slammed our economy, I need to have a backup plan for where my money comes from. And even a back up plan for the backup plan.
It’s the best way to keep my fears, insomnia, and racing pulse under control, and as I’m sure this is the case for many others…
