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What you call a backup plan can be a ticket to your own failure. Is it a backup plan? Are you improving your chances of success with it or are you giving yourself a way out; something to fall back on?
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Choose commitment over escape hatches
Contingencies can either strengthen resolve or quietly weaken it. A plan meant to support your goal becomes harmful when it offers comforting excuses to quit. The challenge is to design safety nets that reinforce commitment rather than dilute it.
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Takeaway: Consider shaping alternatives that keep you moving toward the goal instead of offering an easy exit.
Reflect: Where in your life is a “just in case” plan protecting you, and where might it be letting you off the hook?
