When Things Don't Always Go As Planned

So you're off! You've got your written career plan and your daily to-do list and

you're cruising along and checking off all kinds of milestones as you go. Suddenly, you come upon something unexpected-something that was not in your plan.

As you know, life can be somewhat unpredictable. Even with the best laid out plans, every now and then something will present itself that will cause us to have to slow down and even change directions at times. But that is life, and the fact that we know life can be unpredictable actually makes it more predictable.

This is where thinking ahead of time about all the possible things that can get in the way of your plans is useful. There will be times when you will have to slow down or take an alternate route. Planning ahead will help you to deal with these challenges without throwing you completely off track.

Although a "problem" can be viewed as solvable, the word itself just sounds negative in comparison to the word "challenge." A problem is more like a matter of fact. When you think to yourself that you have a problem, there are many negative feelings that can accompany those thoughts. It's as if the problem makes a statement such as "This is the way things are."

But the word "challenge" is much different. Instead of making a blanket statement, it presents more of a question, which is "Are you up to this?" When presented with a question such as this, it requires you to think. Unlike a problem, where you tend to get wrapped up in the emotions of it, a challenge provokes you to take some sort of action. There's that word again! I sure don't like dealing with problems, but I'm always up for a challenge!

Approaching life's problematic issues as challenges that can be solved can do wonders for your frame of mind. Challenges are something that test your abilities. In order to overcome them, you have to take a proactive approach and call on your skills and creativity to work through them and resolve them. They are like little puzzles that you have to figure out. There is really no need to spend time feeling down about them, as challenges are temporary. As soon as you figure out the puzzle, you're done and you can move on.

There are many challenges that can present themselves while you are working on achieving your career goals. But you can't let them become an excuse for not following through with your plan. The road of broken dreams is littered with excuses. The key is to prepare as much as you can for these challenges ahead of time because there will always be challenges.

by: Catherine Trebble

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