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Planning for the Unthinkable
As a child I can remember going through the tunnel that
connects East Boston with Boston holding my breath. Absurd
behavior? Sure, but in my mind I was preparing for the time when
the tunnel would run out of air.
A friend told me that as a child he taught himself to write with
his left hand even though he was right handed. His reason was
that he wanted to be sure he could write even if something
happened to his right hand.
Emergency planning, disaster recovery - these topics have been
in the news a lot lately in the United States. Inadvertently I
did it as a kid but it isn't a subject that as an adult I like
to think about. In fact I avoid it!!
As an account executive at AT&T one of my responsibilities was
to be sure my customers had disaster recovery plans. Everyone
wants their telephone to work no matter what happens. And yet
even so it wasn't something my clients wanted to address. Many
thought the possibility too remote. Others had too many other
projects on the table that they said took priority.
It is hard for an estate planning attorney to convince someone
he or she needs a will. It is only when something happens in a
person's life like a serious illness or death that suddenly what
was on the back burner comes to the forefront.
It is only when something dreadful happens that suddenly we wake
up to the fact that planning for an emergency is important. When
Terry Schiavo was in the news many who didn't have health care
proxies took the opportunity to sign one. After Hurricane
Katrina suddenly people are now looking at contingency planning.
Governments too have been challenged where contingency planning
is concerned. If there are disaster recovery plans my guess is
that few thought about the possibility of everyone having to
evacuate their homes. If there were evacuation plans at all then
most likely they would have ended by everyone going to a public
building. Who would have considered busing people away from the
area entirely?
Katrina has been a horrific event for us
all. Looking at the
lessons though and making our plans accordingly is extremely
important.
So one lesson I know I have learned is that I want to be sure
that federal, state and local governments have a really clear
plans that are coordinated with each other. I want to know about
these plans too because I have a responsibility for myself, my
family and my business.
As I think about this however I am uncomfortable about my own
planning. What do I do in the event of a disaster? I can feel my
own resistance in even thinking about it!
Several months ago my mastermind group was talking about backing
up their computer files. One member of the group actually took
his back up disc to another location to be sure that if a fire
or flood hit his office he would still have his files. I was
really impressed by that and started to think about it for
myself. The possibility seemed remote then but certainly now I
do see the point.
What are your plans for your business, yourself and your loved
ones? Start to put your own disaster plan together now.
Take action 1. The SBA has an excellent website for preparing
for a disaster in your business. Check it out
http://www.sba.gov/disaster_recov/prepared/getready.html
2. The Red Cross has some excellent information for individuals:
http://www.ready.gov/npm/individuals.htm
3. Make a list of the people who must know this plan and review
it with them.
4. How frequently should it be reviewed? Select a date or dates
and put them on your calendar.
About the author:
About Alvah Parker
Alvah Parker is a Business and Career Coach as well as publisher
of Parker's Points, an email tip list and Road to Success, an
ezine. Parker's Value Program© enables her clients to find their
own way to work that is more fulfilling and profitable. Her
clients are managers, business owners, sole practioners,
attorneys and people in transition. Alvah is found on the web at
www.asparker.com. She may also be reached at 781-598-0
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