The 5 AM Miracle: Healthy Productivity for High Achievers By Any Means Necessary: The Extreme (and Necessary) Rejection of Backup Plans [BEST OF]
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Nov 6, 2025 Ditching backup plans can be a game changer for achieving your goals. A spontaneous move to Nashville without a safety net taught valuable lessons about commitment. Exploring life as a series of experiments can lead to growth. Jeff highlights how fear transforms into self-sabotage through plan B. Embracing risks can unlock creativity and energy. Effective goals inspire action, and sometimes it takes being laid off to pursue your passions. It's time to convert dreams into actionable projects and fully commit, letting go of fallback options.
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Leap Before You Know Every Detail
- Jeff and Tessa signed a six-month lease in Nashville without having visited or any job prospects.
- They treated the move as an experiment and then built their lives there after finding work.
Backup Plans Undermine Commitment
- Plan B assumes plan A will fail and often becomes the default outcome.
- Entering a pursuit with a backup undermines full commitment and increases the chance of failure.
Laid Off, Then Fully Committed
- Jeff worked temporary jobs while building a side business and experienced six free weeks that hinted at entrepreneurial freedom.
- He stayed in a day job until the company closed, which forced the decision to go full-time entrepreneur.