Big presentation today? Expect your computer to hang right in the middle of the presentation.
Big product demo today? Expect your phone to be agonizingly slow.
The bigger the stakes, the higher the chances that something will go wrong. It just does, doesn’t it? You’ve probably been in many situations where you’ve asked – why NOW?
You can of course blame it and make a joke about it. But, what you need in your toolkit for next time are 3 important things –
1. Prepare for the worst case. The very worst. Always. Back up everywhere.
2. If something untoward happens, remind yourself that this happens to everyone. Keep calm and work through one solution after another.
3. Find your sense of humor, crack a joke, and move on.
As this wonderful graphic says.. “Expect problems…. and eat them for breakfast.”
Attribution: Bitsofwisdom.org
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