Coaching practices for Prevent Crises by Planning

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

  • My plans hold up fine until something throws them off
  • I keep pulling all-nighters for emergencies that, if I’m honest, I could see coming weeks out
  • When I’m calm I know exactly what helps me, but the second I’m actually in the grip of it my mind goes blank and I can’t remember a single thing to do or even where my stuff is
  • When a real emergency hits
  • I’ve ended up with this huge list of everything that could go wrong and now I’m just frozen by it

Practices that may help

  1. Plan for obstacles with coping plans
    Anticipate the specific obstacles most likely to block your plan and pre-decide your response to each.
    Action Planning
  2. Prevent Q1 crises through Q2 investment
    Trace your recurring crises to neglected Q2 work — then schedule it before the next deadline emergency.
    The Eisenhower Matrix and Delegation
  3. Prepare your dive-reflex kit before a crisis
    Stock the freezer and brief people in your life before dysregulation peaks — crisis plans work only when made in advance.
    The Dive Reflex, Made Practical
  4. Protect your Q1 response capacity
    Real crises are handled best by someone who is not already exhausted — Q1 capacity requires Q2 investment.
    The Eisenhower Life Audit
  5. Rate each failure by likelihood and impact
    Turn the raw failure list into a prioritized set of risks to mitigate.
    The Pre-Mortem: Imagine It Already Failed
  6. Build coping skills before the storm
    Practice regulation skills in calm times so they’re available — and credible — under pressure.
    Building Resilience, Made Practical
  7. Create a brief cope ahead card to take into the situation
    Write a pocket reminder of the scenario, the emotions, and the skill — so you have it when you need it.
    Cope Ahead: DBT’s Method for Preparing for Difficult Situations
  8. Run the basic pre-mortem
    Assume the plan failed, then have everyone write down why.
    The Pre-Mortem: Imagine It Already Failed
  9. Build plans with slack for outcomes outside your model
    Reserve capacity for events that are not in your risk model — because the most damaging events usually aren’t.
    The Ludic Fallacy: When You Mistake Real Life for a Game
  10. Use if–then commitments for predictable barriers
    Pre-plan your response to the specific situations most likely to derail the action.
    Committed Action, Made Practical

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