Your state
Why it matters.
Plans fail on schedule only in textbooks. A live second plan with defined triggers turns a crisis into a decision you already made calmly.
What success looks like.
- Two live plans for one important goal.
- Trigger points defined: what observation causes the switch.
- One trigger drill — the switch decision rehearsed on paper.
The component skills.
Typical mistakes.
- — A Plan B that's just the Plan A wish restated.
- — Triggers so vague they never fire.
- — Letting Plan B quietly expire — plans need maintenance.
Practise — activities that produce artifacts.
The two-plan canvas ~40 min
For one goal that matters, write both plans on one page: what each requires, what each costs, and what would have to be true for each to work.
Artifact: The two-plan canvas
Define the trigger points ~20 min
For each plan, write the observable trigger that would start the switch (a date, a number, a yes/no event). Vague triggers never fire — make them testable.
Artifact: Trigger points written and testable
Missions — do it for real.
Mentors for this capability.
Matched from real, opted-in Lifelong Careers members through the Mentor Intelligence Network — with their trust states shown as stored. Source-listed is not the same as verified.
No opted-in mentors match this capability yet — none are invented. See the Mentors view or the full directory.
How assessment works.
Every submission gets a transparent first-pass against the mission's rubric — what was looked for and what was observed. Verified state requires a real review; the system never upgrades self-reported evidence on its own.
composure
Notes on pressure moments and what reset you used
accuracy
Concrete numbers, units and exact values instead of vague amounts
completeness
All parts of the task covered — nothing skipped or assumed away
preparation
Preparation before action: rates checked, plans made, materials ready
follow_through
What happened afterwards — the result and what changed
self_awareness
Honest signals: what you noticed, what was hard, what you'd change
Accepted evidence: mission_submission, mentor_review, observed_application, work_sample.
Stated plainly — what this doesn't do
- — Submissions are private, self-reported evidence — they never become verified without a real review.
- — Mentor review for capabilities arrives in a later phase of this module.
Source: Lifelong Careers MY LIFE SKILLS Module Master Specification v1.0 §4 · v1 · last checked 2026-11-01 · your data rights