Prepare for the best

For years we have heard, "Hope for the best, but prepare for the worse".

Thus, the insurance industry has been making trillions on this very precept; things will eventually go bad, so get ready.

In the course of our career planning, we find ourselves committed to the same idea; that eventually our companies/skills/ideas will go south and out with the trash we go.

Further, the cynic in our heads tells us "..despite all your little plans and mbas and networking, someone else will get what you want.. not you.."

And so we prepare for failure. "How To Break Bad News To Your Spouse and Family 101" sits atop our required reading list.

What a shame.

The successful prepare for success.

They plan their actions, measure their steps and learn from their setbacks. All the while, they know deep down and believe they will succeed.

Sure, there will be mistakes, failures, and wrong turns. In the end however, there will be victory. There will be success because they desire it and believe it and are willing to work hard to achieve it.

Prepare for success today and stop preparing for failure. Your life depends upon it.

Go for it.