Should you take that leap without a net?

Or..look for a Plan B in there?

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Should you give up your Plan B?

Today I was scrolling through social media when I came upon a quote: “Want massive success? Give up your Plan B”

For a minute I felt stunned. Then I thought of all the people who did this. I hear this advice a lot about starting a business.

This is one of Julia Cameron’s sayings, “Leap and the net will appear.”

Most people have a safety net in place, even though they say they don’t.

I met someone who insisted she started a business with no backup. But she was a licensed real estate agent. She had successfully sold houses and she could do this again.

Another person leapt without a net but he was escaping a successful corporate career. Still another was willing to do anything — and I mean anything! He was willing to clean houses, paint houses, and weed gardens in the smallish town where he lived.

They’re like swimmers who dive from the high board. They’ve got the skills to keep going.

They have a Plan B in their back pocket They don’t want to admit it, but they do.

Some people do better when their back is to the wall. Some don’t.