Rest

Colleagues,

MVP: We need to plan for things to go wrong.
 
This morning we arrived at London Gatwick airport. We will head to Sheffield to pick up some backpacking supplies and have a good night’s sleep. On Saturday we will head to Edale, the starting point of the hike, but we won’t head out until Sunday, which also happens to be our 35th wedding anniversary!
 
We built in these days to recover from the air travel before pushing our bodies into the long hike. We have also built in a rest day mid-way through and allowed four extra days of travel in case we need to slow down.
 
Including these rest points and extra days has taken a huge weight off our minds. Even if things don’t go according to plan, we should be okay.
 
Imagine if we were able to build rest points and extra days into our change initiatives.
 
Because things rarely go according to plan.
 
Beginning next week, we will be running our annual series on the 20 most important things I have learned from others. I will try and share an occasional update on our trip, but am not making any promises – I will be trying to stay grounded in the moment!
 
Today’s intention: Think back on the year and reflect on what went according to plan, and what didn’t. Did you build in time to accommodate the unexpected?

Cheers!

Frederick