Never breaking my vow...

Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. To be completely enamored in scenarios and circumstances that can hurt you. So when trying to make a decision, I often think of the worst case scenario. The always present factor of being eaten by wolves. If I do something, what's the most terrible thing that can come of it? What could happen that would make me lose everything? And now that I can imagine it, I can create a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose. There are a lot of things I don't worry about, because I'm learning that all I need is a plan in place, for when they do.