School is hard. Relationships are hard. Starting a new hobby is hard. Heck, life, in general, is complicated. Sometimes things that we wanted to happen didn't go according to plan. This is why it is good to have a backup plan or a plan B if you will so that we aren't so bummed out when things go array.

Let's talk about some of the ways you can start thinking about a plan B and why you should have one. Let's begin with school. College, in a nutshell, is nothing like what you see in a movie. No movie fully depicts the struggle of being in school. The long nights, the therapy inducing stress, and not to mention the lack of proper sleep or nutrition. All of this can and more often than it should lead to people dropping out of school. If this is the case, what are you going to do instead of getting a degree? Will you become a realtor? Or will you go to a trade school? Will you travel? I bet you're thinking about all the possibilities right now.

There is an endless amount of things that you could do instead of getting a degree. All it really takes is setting aside time to sit down and thinking about a backup plan. What would you want to do if you weren't where you are now. My plan B if I ever actually drop out of school I would go for flight attendant school so I can travel. I love to travel and to get paid to do that would be a dream come true. But that is my backup dream.

Now on to relationships. Let me flat out say that you do not have to be in a relationship to be happy. I have never been in a relationship and I am nearing twenty-two. That is not to say that I have never been on a date or even never been kissed. I have, but neither the date nor the kiss ever turned into anything more than what it was. I do hope to one day start a relationship, have it be long-term, we get married. have kids, and become grandparents. That is the dream. A lot of people have that dream. Some people never want to get married, which is completely normal and should not looked down upon.

Regardless, any event or several events and sway that plan that you have in mind. Your significant other passes away. You meet someone who changes your perspective on being in a relationship. What would you do? Would you go through with the change to your life? Or would you run the other way as fast as you can? Having a plan laid out and especially discussed if you are with someone will put you at ease when trouble arises.

Other ways that you can help yourself create a plan B is by making sure your finances are in order. I know I could easily write a whole paper on why you should save money (which I might so stay tuned) but you really should. Making sure that you have enough money at hand to cover any kind of curve ball that life throws at you is always worth it. Someone passes away. Having enough money for end of life expenses and to sustain yourself if they were your primary income is essential. Wanting to get out of college and travel the world. Traveling to different countries or even something simple as a different state takes money. If you don't have that kind of money, you're not going anywhere.

Take the time not for me but for yourself to come up with your plan B's for multiple different scenarios. I promise you, it will help you so much go through life with less stress and worry. It's better to plan now than be stuck later. Good luck!