Prepare for the worst or keep your mind on positive ideas?

We have all ever been in a situation where the result does not depend 100% on our actions. Whether it is the application for a student scholarship, the development of an investment or the acceptance or not of a publisher to publish our work. So how to deal with these situations? Do we prepare for the worst or do we keep our minds on positive ideas?

The truth is, each person has their own point of view on this. If it is about labels we have: optimistic, pessimistic, realistic, carefree, anxious, etc.

Personally, I have a way of seeing things that often works for me and that is why I am sharing it with you today. Let's see, it's not that it's something new or the discovery of the century. In fact, it's pretty simple: anticipate the worst possible scenarios and prepare based on that.

This will allow you to find possible alternatives to achieve your goal. For example: if the publisher does not agree to publish you, you could layout, edit and publish your writing yourself through Amazon or any other digital platform.
In addition, the mental blow of not getting what you want is less.

Be careful, I'm not saying that keeping a positive mind is bad. Only being extremely optimistic can be counterproductive. The best thing is to keep a balance, and it is that both things are important, so prepare for the worst and have a positive attitude of mind.

Long story short, make sure you have a disaster backup plan, but at the same time stay motivated by keeping an optimistic mindset to help you move forward. Have balanced information, keep expectations realistic, and discuss possible outcomes, so you can manage your feelings and move on, no matter what.

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