Pointer 4: If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail...!

In the three previous pointers, we talked about?Finding Your Purpose,?Starting With The End In Mind,?Taking Point & Walking Tall.

We talked about?the Fear Wolf?and?the Courage Wolf?in the third pointer.?When confronted with severe challenges on your path, you will?have to learn to master the Fear Wolf?and?allow it to become your Courage Wolf.

But in this fourth pointer, we are not going to talk about that. This is something we will handle in our fifth pointer.?Why??Well,?you will only be capable to face the Fear Wolf when you enter the new forest as prepared as "humanly possible".

Let's start with the concept of a spicy hiking track. The professional preparation questions should sound a bit like this:

• How many "less challenging" hikes did you do before? Who will be your guide? What is her/his track record in hiking? Who will be your colleague hikers?
• How have you prepared yourself spiritually, physically, emotionally, and mentally for this journey?
• Do you know the challenges of the terrain, the weather, the fauna and flora treats, and the natural food supply, as well as what to do and not to do in this terrain?
• What is your backpack filled with? In other words, is this new "flavor of the month" tooling that you are carrying or a toolkit, adapted to the real challenges you will face?

But the two key questions are (and will always remain):

• How thoroughly did you prepare to enter the (dark) forest you are going to hike through?
• Have you accepted that it might turn out to be a clouded, misty and dark forest?

Those of you?that have been around a serious bit longer?in every demanding environment (business, military, sports, first responders,...),?know that everything starts with focused preparation. Silent professionals even have a saying for it,?"Prepare for the worst, hope for the best...!"

These professionals?will have done everything humanly possible, before the hike, in order not to be distracted by the "small things". Because?the Fear Wolf will come, and then the elder people will say, it is considered wise,?that your whole being is ready to deal with it...!

If you are struggling with this issue,?then?give me a call at +32 497 401234, drop me an email at?[email protected] ?or visit our website?www.inscriptio.be .

I hope this observation will at least make you stop and wonder, how much you are really preparing to enter terrain you are not familiar with...?

Happy reading,

Marc Van Obberghen / Partner Inscriptio

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