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Head Into 2023 With New Focus
And a new plan
If you have spent any amount of time in the business world, you’ve discovered that there are two distinct types of people. There are the planners and the pantsers. Planners are the ones who like to sit down and figure out where they want to go, figure out how they’d like to get there, and then set out in that direction. Pantsers are the ones who fly by the seat of their pants.
No matter what camp you find yourself in, you will find some value in what I want to talk about today. When you don’t sit down to develop a plan for yourself, there is a potential that you will feel overwhelmed quickly. I can say this because I didn't create plans for a while in my life. I flew by the seat of my pants.
Fast forward through a lot of heartache, anxiety, and overwhelm to today, and you will find someone who loves to plan things. Why am I so adamant about creating plans? I think it has something to do with spending time out in the mountains but also just wanting to have something to work toward.
When I go out to the mountains, I always create a plan. I will even create backup plans for when I go out, especially in winter when conditions change rapidly. When I have a plan, I feel less anxious about approaching the situation because I have taken the time to think through different scenarios and what I will do…
