If you have ever been part of a team working on a project, you know that there is always risk. The team plans for all the possible scenarios and is prepared for what could happen. Risk mitigation is a critical part of making sure that the project team can handle the scenarios that could happen. Proactive planning gives the team time to think about it and create a plan that they are ready to execute as soon as it is needed. The team can then move forward and focus on other things.
How do you prepare for issues and risks in your life? Are you someone who worries about what could possibly happen? Do you keep yourself up at night playing out worst-case scenarios and then you can’t go to sleep? How much of that reactive thinking is based on the past and waiting for things to happen to you?
Worrying takes a lot of energy away from you and it will not change anything. Wouldn’t it be better if you took those worries out of your head and did some planning for them so you are ready? If they are important enough to keep you up at night, then they are important enough to plan for. Imagine how much more sleep you could get and what new things you could be spending your time on instead?