. "There was no plan b. Having a plan b is giving yourself permission to fail".
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And this would be my reply to Will, should he spout such commentary in my direction.
(Not meaning to single you out here mate. Just using the quote you provided to have a dip back at Will. .
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What a romanticised crock of shite.
Having a "plan B" is not giving you permission to fail. It's providing more than one avenue for success. It's called keeping your options open. Something that every single human being should be willing to do in order to stave off starvation and extinction.
Where I come from providing yourself with options is the smart play. Far smarter than ploughing ahead, blissfully ignorant and naively unaware, into the full face of failure. Where the hell is that gonna get you? There's no nobility in poverty. Nor is it "brave" to be so unwavering in your approach that you fail to provide for yourself or your family.
Despite what romantic bullshit some artist may spout from behind the safety net of his multi million dollar bank balance. If the "rap thing" hadn't worked out, you
wouldn't be lying broke in a gutter, too proud to rethink your approach, yet staunch in the knowledge that you didn't bother with a plan B......of that I'm convinced. So I think it's worth delving deeper into a line that I see as little more than a throw away. Something to say to the masses because it sounds cool, convincing and somewhat committed to the cause.
Allowing yourself options doesn't mean "giving up" or "selling out the dream"....not by any measure. It means being smart enough to identify that you need to change tack. that your current approach is little more than a fools errand that's destined to see you fast tracked to the poor house......or oblivion. Go hard by all means......have at it with all your heart.......just be smart enough to know when you're butting that brick wall, that it ain't gonna move for you. YOU have to move around it.
That's when you start thinking about your plan B, Will.
Whether it be music, medicine or mechanics, anyone who is too stubborn or too stupid to realise that they
can change direction.......adapt, rethink their choices and overcome their circumstances in order to move forward is the one who is
really giving themselves permission to fail. I'm willing to stake my claim to it.
It doesn't have to mean "giving up"....not at all. It means being smart enough to know you need to employ your other options........time to bring out your "plan B" if you will.
Anyway, they're my thoughts on the matter. If Will were really here, I'd be happy for him to read it as is. I wouldn't change a thing.