Get in with your logic…. Work with your gut….

Used or heard the phrase “My gut tells me….” or “I got in because I trust my instincts”?

It may work for some, but if you are not one of those that would like to gamble with your life…. try the alternate route instead!!!

Decide based on logic and reason…. Put your mind to work… get all the facts on the table… have a clear goal and a strategy to accomplishing it…. Know your capabilities… the costs involved… the effort it takes… the people you need on your side… their strengths and shortcomings… the legal cover you will need… the contingency plans… the exit strategy… the what-ifs… and the tangible results that you can definitely derive…. And get in, once you are clear about what it is that you are signing yourself up to!

Decide not based on emotion… not based on sentiment… not with gut instincts!!!

But once you are in…. let your gut take over… for there will be times when things will look bleak… there will be days when nothing seems to make sense… things seem to be going totally contrary to your plans… people that you had trusted don’t stand up to the task… your plans fall short… there will be elements that you had not accounted for… and you will feel like giving up!!!

But that’s when your gut should stand you back up…. that emotion with which you started chalking out this whole venture!!!

Remember…. Failure is not about not falling down when you receive a blow… Failure is when you don’t stand back up when you do receive one!!!

You can plan and reason all day long about failures…. but when adversity strikes… it’s only your emotion… your gut… that can help you stand… wear that smile… hold your chin up and press forward… until your planned goals are reached!!!