90 seconds or less. Anyone who has ever been in a hurry to get off a plane knows it is going to be a 10 to 15 minute endeavor. What may come as a surprise is that the Boeing 777 is designed so that all it's passengers can exit the aircraft in under 90-seconds ... and that is assuming half the plane's doors cannot open. I used to wonder why anyone would need to get off a plane so quickly, but now considering flight 241I understand.
Boeing engineers understand the need for a back up plan, but do I? What is my 90-second backup plan? Every one of us will encounter a plane wreck or two as we pursue our life goals and passions. When that treacherous and unexpected moment comes skidding into our life do we have the courage and preparedness to abandon our lost pursuit in 90-seconds or less?
In January of 2012 I began the application process for Walmart's young graduate leadership program. This would be a springboard for my career, and I knew this was what I needed to do upon graduation. Halfway through the application process, however, a blazing smoking plane came crashing at my door. I failed Walmart's personality test. At first I couldn't bring myself to believe my dream had gone up in smoke. I kept fighting this failure. I called recruiters. I called the software company that created the personality test. I could not move on, and my paralysis was going to get me burned. I had put all of my proverbial eggs into one basket. I had no back up plan.
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