Much easier if you plan for it. When starting a project, one of the inevitable outcome is failure so it's worth thinking about what would happen in that case.

Much easier if you plan for it. When starting a project, one of the inevitable outcome is failure so it's worth thinking about what would happen in that case. I.e. plan for the good but also the bad. Also, it's important to look at the longer goal. You can either succeed or fail, but make sure it gets you closer to that goal.