Of the many secrets to success, being a ‘Plan A’ person is perhaps one of the most fundamental of all. So then, what is a ‘Plan A’ person, and how can you tell if you are being one?
First of all, let me define what a ‘Plan A’ person is. A friend of mine, who is a perfect example of a ‘Plan A’ person, put it like this: “A ‘Plan A’ person is a person who’s plan B is that plan A works”. Simple, right? No ‘if’s’, no ‘buts’, and definitely no plan B. Plan A works. Full stop.
If you want to be a ‘Plan A’ person, then important lesson number 1 is to establish your plan A. You need to make sure that it is a good one too, after all, there will be no plan B as a back-up for it.
Important lesson number 2 is to never give up on plan A. Sometimes life throws up barriers, and when you come face to face with obstacles, some of life’s little stumbling blocks, you need to be resolute.
Having just one plan is really to your benefit here as, when you have more than one choice, you stop to consider your choices and ponder on the best route to take going forwards. When that happens, you take your eyes off the prize, make the wrong choice, and your original intentions become diluted.
Important lesson number 3 is to not, under any circumstances, change plan A. Remember, that if you make any changes to plan A, then it becomes plan B, and those are no longer allowed!
Now you know what being a ‘Plan A’ person involves. The question now is how to change to be a ‘Plan A’ person. How can you step up from being a Plan B, C, D or even E person?
As they say, success breeds success and, likewise, ‘Plan A’ people breed ‘Plan A’ people. The alphabet only goes up to Z, so I don’t even think there is even a proper term that describes me before I made the conscious decision to become a ‘Plan A’ person i.e I was a ‘Plan Z+’ person.
However, by making friends with, doing business with, reading the same books as, and following the same strategies as ‘Plan A’ people, I soon became one too. It really is as simple as emulating the successful people (who are invariably ‘Plan A’ people that you want to be like.
If I can do it, and lots of people I’ve met can do it, then so can you. You’ve already taken the first step in the right direction, you now just need to not look back again. Do that, and the success that you’ve always dreamed of will soon be yours!
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This article was edited and distributed by Mark Walters on behalf of Mandy Swift, who was the original author. More : Success Strategies