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What If There Is No Plan B?
I need to start by saying this is a big shift for me. I’ve always been someone who keeps their options open.
There has always been a plan B, a parachute, or an escape route of some kind.
I like it that way. I like the safety.
But this safety has kept me back from fulfilling my true potential. Maybe you can relate to this?
Safety first
My preference for having a safety net of options began early in life. I grew up in an unstable home, and left as soon as I safely could.
At the age of 16 I was launched into survival mode, suddenly without a parental roof over my head.
When I ran away from home, I had no plan B. It was terrifying.
Luckily it paid off, and I’m still alive and well 27 years later to tell the tale.
But that was a scary time which shook me to my absolute core. I guess I’ve hung onto that memory.
Risk-aversion
The truth is that my big ‘no plan B risk’ of running away from abusive parents is the best thing I ever did. Yet I still developed a fear of risk-taking. Even though the biggest risk I ever took paid off…
