Do you feel uncomfortable when you are about to do something you haven't done in weeks or maybe even months or years? I know I have felt that way many times over the years I've been in this business. Doubt seems to creep into the mind, we start to think of reasons not to follow through and maybe we back off and think to ourselves "I'll do it tomorrow or next week." Everyone has experienced fear or doubt at some time in their life.
Dr. Martin Luther King said, "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge." There's that word again, challenge. Many of us have been challenged to approach someone, to make appointments, to give a simple presentation, to follow up, or to be asked to speak at a meeting. I know that I have and the biggest challenge I had to accept was the idea to speak at a meeting. I had to take a speech class in college in order to graduate and I waited until the final semester to take that class. I can still recall the fear I had about speaking on my feet in front of people. To make a long story short, I hated that class but I got through it and got a "C" for my grade.
The point in this message is simply this. We are all faced with challenges of sorts. I feel challenged every morning to sit down and try to think of something that might have meaning for a few people. I've been challenged this AM but "YEA" I'm done. Do something today that you've delayed to do. You'll be glad you did.
Enthusiastically,
Gary Burke
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