Which Are Ya?

P or WI

For most of my life, I was a hard line card carrying “P.”  Now, I tend to lean more to being a “WI.”  Oh, I guess I should define a P and WI.  A P is a Planner kinda guy and a WI is a Wing It kinda guy.  Most everything in a P’s life runs according to a by the minute plan.  If it’s not on the plan, a P gets all kinda flustered and pissy.  They get coffee at a certain time, work out at a certain time, and go to work at a certain time, and on and on.  Most everything in a WI’s life runs according to a when it happens it happens kind of philosophy.  Ps think WIs are irresponsible, and WIs think Ps are tight asses that have no fun.

As I mentioned earlier, I was a P for the biggest part of my life.  Everything had to run according to the project plan and timeline I kept in my head.  Any deviation from the plan would send me down pissy lane for a while.  When I shifted directions in life 5+ years ago, so did my inner planner.  I shifted toward being more of a wing it person.  I found that winging it is almost like being a kid on Christmas morning looking at all the presents, “hmmm, I wonder what’s in that box.”  I look at each day with anticipation rather than wondering if the day will go according to a plan.

I am also still a planner when it comes to work or needing to get things done.  The difference now is that I am not so regimented about it.  If I have appointments or meetings, I am still 10 to 15 minutes early, but for other things I need to do, I just let them happen whenever they are going to happen on any given day.  Does it make a difference if I pick up my dry cleaning today or tomorrow, absolutely not?  Does it make a difference if I work out in the morning or afternoon, absolutely not? 

In reality, I’m not totally a P or a WI.  I’m a blend of both, a Hybrid.  I’m a WI with P tendencies.  I guess that makes me a WIP – Wing It Planner.  Which are you, a P, a WI, or a Hybrid like me?  In my world, you can be anything you want to be.  Which is it?