Sometimes a well-laid plan
doesn't work out. Case and point: Tony's flat tire from a recent camping
vacation, pictured above. One would imagine having to change that pick-up truck
tire put a kink in his vacation travel plans more so than, say, changing a bike tire
would.
When a plan does come
together, it can be nothing short of remarkable. But as Jeff has pointed out,
that ideal moment isn't always meant to be. The key is to learn from the plan
that failed and focus on the plan that worked.Like finishing a site plan in
record time, making clients slingshot monkeys with
their eyes closed, and finally getting rid of Matt Hoying and
Brian Schmidt by creating an expansion plan so we could ship them to the
Loveland office.
So plan, and love it when
the plan comes together, but don't sweat it when things fall apart (and don't be
afraid to try again). It could be worse: you could have been in the truck with
Tony when that tire blew on a highway in Indiana.
* You might have guessed that Jeff is a big fan of
The A-Team. In fact, we have been known to watch old tapes of The A-Team
episodes over lunch. If you don't remember, The A-Team was a television show in
the 80s that involved a lot of firing guns at the ground (no one ever was hit),
a kidnapper-esc black van, and a cigar-chewing character who always used the
first half of Jeff's quote above.
