Your Backup Plan Is Your Plan

My favorite part of reading case studies and interviewing entrepreneurs over the past couple of months has been hearing a number of stories with a recurring theme. In dozens of variations, the stories usually sound like this:

“I was down to my last $400 and simply had to make it work...”

“I gave up the option to take a reduced role at my job and just went full-tilt...”

“I didn't know what I was doing, but I finally overcame everything I was stalling on and just started ...”

Refusing the backup plan is a key theme of many successful entrepreneurs and other heroes. A good backup plan creates safety, security and a fall-back option—things you don't want when you're trying to change the world.

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