Backup plan?

Do you have a backup plan? What happens when you fail? I think too often we give up when we fail, without really working at what we want.

I was listening to the radio one day and heard this song come on. If you are not a country fan, just give it a listen anyway, and listen to the words.

https://youtu.be/Yyd5kmngrOU

I'll post the words here also:

[Verse 1: Bailey Zimmerman]

So your back's backed up against the wall

And the bandwagon's fallin' right off

And your hearin' all the talk about

"Maybe you should think about what you're gonna do if it don't work out"

It ain't about if it makes sense

'Cause if the boot do, it don't fit

As far as I can see, there ain't no way to be

Somebody if you're just 'gon quit

[Chorus: Bailey Zimmerman]

So, if you got a fire, don't lose it

If you got a do-or-die dream, do it

If you got something to prove, go on and prove it

Don't let nobody clip your wings

Keep your head down, keep on the blinders

Tune out the doubters and all the closed minders

If it's in your blood

Fallin' down ain't enough to change who you were born to be

Gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need

[Verse 2: Luke Combs]

Well life's got a lot of sticks and stones

And a blade that'll cut you to the bone

But if you're doing what you love and it kills you

Well, you can live with that all day long

[Chorus: Luke Combs]

So, if you got a fire, don't lose it

If you got a do-or-die dream, do it

If you got something to prove, go on and prove it

Don't let nobody clip your wings

Keep your head down, keep on the blinders

Tune out the doubters and all the closed minders

If it's in your blood

Fallin' down ain't enough to change who you were born to be

Gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need

[Chorus: Bailey Zimmerman, Luke Combs, & Both]

So if you got a fire, don't lose it

If you got a do-or-die dream, do it

If you got something to prove, go on and prove it

Don't let nobody clip your wings

Keep your head down, keep on the blinders

Tune out the doubters and all the closed minders

If it's in your blood

Fallin' down ain't enough to change who you were born to be

Gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need

Yeah, gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need

Have you heard the saying "FAIL = first attempt in learning"? Often failure is part of the process. We as learners and teachers need to remember that almost no one gets it right on the first try. It takes practice to learn new things. Give yourself and your students grace and remember, the backup plan is to GET BACK UP and try again!