"Everyone has a plan — until they get punched in the face." - Mike Tyson
Your goal, like a travel destination, requires movement in the right direction and lots of corrections to arrive at the final point. When a pilot takes to the air flying to a destination, the flight is not a perfect line. Instead, due to weather deviations, wind, other traffic, controlling agencies, and lots of other outside factors, the plane and the pilot have to make corrections. These corrections can be little or large.
In a similar manner, when you go off course seeking your goal, you must correct back. That requires making adjustments in attitude, enthusiasm, and methods. You wouldn't want a pilot to turn around and land as soon as he took off because he encountered normal winds that shifted his course. Instead, you rely on him to make attitude adjustments to get you to your destination. Likewise, you encounter factors that will shift your course. Don't quit with the first signs of a threat. Instead, shift your path and continue onward.
Deal with the threats as they arise and have a plan to correct back toward your goal. Much like flying, these adjustments require forethought and planning. If plan "A" doesn't work, then resort to plan "B". Contingencies are better thought up ahead of time than in the middle of flight when the threat appears. Each threat is an opportunity to grow and change course, adapt and rework your plan.
The shifts will require adjusting your energy and attitude. Try to stay fit and healthy. Staying up late, overeating, getting drunk, skipping meals all force you of course. Tack back to the right direction with healthy living. Look after your mental, spiritual, and emotional energy as well. Take time to relax and enjoy life; too much pressure to achieve often prevents its accomplishment. Find the right mix of energy and continue on toward your goal; when the winds blow strongly, get back up there - upwards and onwards.
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