When the Plan Changes: A Real‑Time Lesson in Adaptability

You’ve created your goals for the year, you have everything planned out. You know when all of your items need to be completed. But you don't seem to be making any progress. You cannot reach these goals. Life throws up unexpected items to derail your plan.

What if you were given permission to adapt, to adjust your plan? 

This afternoon, our well‑crafted episode plan took a rain check—because life and capacity have their own ideas sometimes. Today, I (Rob Kelly) am stepping in behind the mic, not as backup, but as a real‑time model of adaptability in action. No fluff. No script. Just transparency about when the plan meets reality. 

In this episode, I cover:

• Capacity breakdown: how breaking goals into tasks, estimating time, and weekly blocking reveals where we’ve overscheduled ourselves.
• The pivot moment: despite a capacity-matched plan, today we needed an adjustment—and that became a strategic move.
• Strategy vs. rigidity: why adaptability matters more than blindly sticking to a plan.
• Frozen 2 moment: “the next right thing” is more than a quote—it’s a survival (and success) tool.
• Invitation to listeners: permission to pause, pivot, and make the next right move.

Tune in to Learn what happens when vision collides with weekly reality.

Your Homework:

1. Read the Signals: Notice if tasks consistently don’t get completed due to a lack of time - this is an intentional checkpoint, not a sign you’re behind.
2. Give Yourself Permission: Even capacity-aligned plans can shift—and that’s strategic, not shameful.
3. Choose the Next Right Step: When overwhelmed, clarity trumps chaos. One step is all you need to move forward.

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