They are not the same. On the contrary, the intent is very different, as well as the associated energy and effort required.
We spend inordinate amounts of time strategizing, planning, and considering options, tactics, and the steps for getting into something. For example, consider the new exercise plan you dedicate to or the skill you wish to develop. In organizations, we plan for new markets, products, initiatives, processes, and systems.
Yet, we are often so flippant in our approach to getting out. We don’t like it, and we stop. Yet, it is harder to get out of many things, too. We have commitments and moral obligations, and in many instances, it is not as simple to deconstruct what we created with supposed ease.
If we could plan for how we will get out in the same manner as we do for getting in, will we possibly embark on fewer new initiatives or be more careful in our approach? If we dive into the pool with our clothes on, we will be completely soaked, yet if we step in slowly, we will be able to withdraw without significant embarrassment.
Our foresight of what is required to get out may well temper our enthusiasm for getting in.
