“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!”― Benjamin Franklin

Most people have now heard or seen the Maria Carey live meltdown. Holy shit. If not, here you go: http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/mariah-carey-epic-meltdown-after-9544984. 

Basically there was a malfunction with her equipment and she couldn’t hear – she was lip syncing anyway. She then proceeded to act weird, saying random things into the microphone, and then walking off stage. She had clearly not been ready for something like this to happen. 

“Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.” -Denis Waitley

Maria Carey has been around for years. She should have been prepared for a situation like this. For someone as high of a profile as Maria Carey she should be able to do some sort of improv to lessen the harm of the situation. It was a great example of under preparing for a huge event. She had done live performances thousands of times in the past. It was blatantly obvious she had never entertained the thought of something going wrong. She could have handled the situation in a different way. Instead of blaming others or getting frustrated she should have had fun with it. 

She should have reacted like her tweet after the event: shit happens. It seems like she’s learned her lesson. I’m sure the next time she steps on stage she’ll be more prepared.