And when it arrives, you don’t want to be standing there saying, “I never thought this could happen to me.”
Every major system failure—from the Titan submersible implosion to the Silicon Valley Bank run—shared a common thread. Someone, somewhere, had thought of the risk. But they were told it was “too unlikely to model,” or “too negative to discuss in a team meeting.”
Great leaders, resilient families, and durable people do something small but radical: they mentally rehearse the unthinkable.
You want to say, “I saw this coming. I prepared. Let’s go.”
We always wait until we’re standing in the ashes to admit the fire was real.
And when it arrives, you don’t want to be standing there saying, “I never thought this could happen to me.”
Every major system failure—from the Titan submersible implosion to the Silicon Valley Bank run—shared a common thread. Someone, somewhere, had thought of the risk. But they were told it was “too unlikely to model,” or “too negative to discuss in a team meeting.” The Unthinkable
Great leaders, resilient families, and durable people do something small but radical: they mentally rehearse the unthinkable. And when it arrives, you don’t want to
You want to say, “I saw this coming. I prepared. Let’s go.” And when it arrives
We always wait until we’re standing in the ashes to admit the fire was real.