Change Academy

Having a plan allows us to convert our intentions into action. But having a contingency plan may be just as important. They allow us to recover when things don’t go according to plan. In this episode, we help you create your own customized contingency plan so that when life goes sideways, you can land on your feet instead of getting derailed.

Show Notes

Having a plan allows us to convert our intentions into action. But having a contingency plan may be just as important. They allow us to recover when things don’t go according to plan. In this episode, we help you create your own customized contingency plan so that when life goes sideways, you can land on your feet instead of getting derailed.

Takeaways 
No matter how well we plan, things will sometimes go sideways. We can either use that as an excuse to abandon our goals or we can pivot to a contingency. 
Having a contingency plan (and the ingredients to make that plan work) already in place can mitigate the stress rather than add to it. 
Viewing a misstep as an opportunity to develop a contingency plan allows us to learn and develop more and more resilience. 
In order for resilience to become a habit, we need to practice it - and that means creating and using your contingency plans again and again.

Lab Experiment 
  1. Identify which of your plans get derailed most frequently. 
  2. Come up with 3 possible contingency plans that will help you minimize the damage instead of adding to the stress.
  3. Gather whatever information, ingredients, or materials you’d need to execute that contingency plan. 
  4. Keep your contingency plan in written form somewhere where you can easily access it when necessary.

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Creators and Guests

Host
Monica Reinagel
Monica Reinagel has been helping people create healthier lives for more than 15 years through her Nutrition Diva podcast, books, online coaching programs and in-person workshops. As a licensed and board-certified nutritionist, her approach is grounded in science but is also practical and realistic. Monica is also a former professional opera singer.
Editor
Brock Armstrong
Brock has been working in audio since the 1980s (the late 1980s to be sure) and has focussed his expertise on podcasting since 2007.

What is Change Academy?

Learn how to cultivate a more productive mindset, form sustainable habits, and create a lifestyle that supports both your goals and your wellbeing with host, Monica Reinagel. Drawing on decades of expertise and experience, Monica provides guidance on navigating the challenging process of behavior change in a fun and accessible way. Learn more and find show notes for every episode at https://changeacademypodcast.com