As we mentally prepare for accomplishing a project, we put a lot of energy into budgets, schedules, requirements, procurement tactics, and getting people on board.  That’s great!  But are you really preparing for the dynamics of this epic adventure where you will pull together a team and transform what is now just an idea into a reality?  Guess what!  In leading a project, you are very much like the director of a movie.  Those schedules, those budgets, those requirements – they are all like the parts and pieces of a movie – everything from the idyllic farmhouse to the car chase scene.  But a movie at its core is not about the scenery or the phenomenal special effects – it’s about the plot. How a hero beats the odds, how a couple overcomes some comical alienation to live happily ever after.  Your project epic is such a movie.  And you need to be prepared to direct it. The good news is now knowing that it will have twists and turns. Let's learn how to be proactive so that right in scene one, you’re setting the stage for a phenomenal climax and closing scene.