I used to love watching the old TV show “The A Team.” For those who may not be familiar with the show, it was about a group of guys who would solve situations for other people. Often, these situations involved bad guys who were hurting good people, and the “A Team” would help the good people defeat the bad guys. It usually involved cars crashing and things blowing up and a lot of shooting, but no-one was ever hit. In the end, the leader of the group would say, “I love it when a plan comes together.”
In recent years, I have learned the importance of having a “Plan B” whenever I am tasked with something that is dependent on other people. Not that other people have a tendency to let me down or not follow through on commitments, but sometimes it can be a challenge to get those people to make the commitment to begin with. Again, I don’t put any blame on folks. I understand that everyone has busy lives and it’s difficult to make a commitment.