Contingency planning
Frontloading your preparation
Proactive pausing
They all mean the same thing.
Just as a hockey player would work on one-timing a puck in practice before needing to use it in the 3rd period of a tie game, you can also train and prepare for other things that are likely to happen.
Examples
How will you respond to the first person who posts something negative about your most recent article?
It’s likely we will take a penalty that I don’t agree with today in this game, what’s the best possible way to respond for the team?
What would I do if I got immediately put out of a job tomorrow? Am I prepared? If not, how can I become the most prepared?
There are always new circumstances and events coming your way, some are repeatable and happen to you often…
Can you optimize a response that gives you the best possible outcome?
Activity for You
Think about 3 things that are likely to happen to you this week.
How can you best respond to those events?