Saturday, August 24, 2013 - 
fear,inspiration,My Life,poetry,procrastination
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fear,inspiration,My Life,poetry,procrastination
5 comments
You Can Do It Today!
But, today is the day. At least today is the day that I will make my start. I have my names and contact information. I have my vision and job description, and yes, I've even prayed. No one may be home. Everyone may say no, but I'm ready.
As a last minute delaying tactic, I googled motivation inspiration for recruiting. I didn't find exactly what I was looking for, but I did find this great poem accredited to Edgar Guest. I found it so helpful that I thought I'd pass it on.
Tomorrow
He was going to be all that a mortal should be
Tomorrow.
No one should be kinder or braver than he
Tomorrow.
A friend who was troubled and weary he knew,
Who'd be glad of a lift and who needed it, too;
On him he would call and see what he could do
Tomorrow.
Each morning he stacked up the letters he'd write
Tomorrow.
And thought of the folks he would fill with delight
Tomorrow.
It was too bad, indeed, he was busy today,
And hadn't a minute to stop on his way;
More time he would have to give others, he'd say
Tomorrow.
The greatest of workers this man would have been
Tomorrow.
The world would have known him, had he ever seen
Tomorrow.
But the fact is he died and he faded from view,
And all that he left here when living was through
Was a mountain of things he intended to do
Tomorrow.
So now, I've managed to waste another 15 minutes, but there can be no more delay. Don't wait until tomorrow. I will do it TODAY!
(Edited to Add: My first call, and my most coveted prospect was a YES ! I had to leave messages at the others, but I only need a few people. Now, I'm down to two. SWEET !)
5 comments:
Hooray!
Joy: Thanks! And since I posted this, I got another "yes". Hooray again! It would be better if I got one or two more, but the truth is that if I had to go with what I have, I'd be okay. At least we can start. Maybe more can add on later. :)
And I got another "yes" today. Definitely, have enough to start. The truth is that I wasn't ready to do the recruiting "yesterday." For whatever reason the stars weren't aligned until Saturday. Not an excuse for procrastination, but I think that I'm going to let go of the guilt for not doing it earlier. And maybe, just maybe, I won't psych myself out the next time I have to do something like this. :)
Success can be a tremendous motivator.
Travis: So true. It's also a testament to doing the prep work and not trying to wing it. I admire people who can successfully wing it, but I usually only do it with tons of prep or experience.
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