How proactively do you prepare for problems?

Last week I was speaking with some friends about the madness going on around Fort Lauderdale in preparation for hurricane Dorian.

Two days earlier I waited in line over 15 minutes to fill my car with gas and when I finally got to the pump they were out of Regular and Premium gas. I needed gas so my only option was to spend $5 per gallon to fill my car with the highest grade gasoline.

Next I drove to Costco to stock up on water, a hurricane prep necessity. But of course by the time I arrived they were out of water. I decided to buy a case of Perrier and coconut water, as a precaution. Fancy, but definitely not ideal.

So I am in conversation with some friends and one of them mentions that she stocks up on hurricane water and supplies every June, a month or so before hurricane season.

She told me that If we have a hurricane they have the supplies ready, and if not they just use the supplies throughout the rest of the year.

Talk about being proactively prepared!

Can you guess what I am going to do next year?

We were extremely lucky here in Fort Lauderdale with Dorian changing paths, but this story applies to more than just hurricane prep.

One of the truths about life is that, problems will appear unexpectedly.

Work disturbances, relational upsets, life disappointments, financial issues, health issues, etc. The list goes on.

* How well prepared are you to handle them?
* Is your typical pattern to prepare in advance or to put out fires after things go wrong?
* How could you be better prepared to handle them in advance?
—
If you would like to learn some key skills to be pro-actively prepared for challenges, check out our upcoming 1-day event in Fort Lauderdale to learn the 4 essential psychological skills to handle challenges with ease and grace: https://perceptionacademy.com/event/proactively-prepared/

Have any questions or comments feel free to share them here: https://www.facebook.com/perceptionacademy/posts/1365642806921209