When the Plan Stops Working

A plan can give you stability until reality changes. A job disappears, a deadline moves, someone changes their mind, or the option you were counting on closes. The first reaction is often to push harder on the old plan because abandoning it feels like admitting defeat.

But a plan is a tool, not a promise you owe the past. When the conditions change, adjusting the plan can be the most disciplined thing you do.

Separate the goal from the route