I hate dithering around, trying to find or remember something I think I should have or know. Dithering around makes me feel inadequate and insecure and disorganized. It’s not fun. And let’s be honest: I prefer to avoid feeling yucky about myself whenever possible.
But I am grateful for dithering around because made me into the Maven I am today. That’s because I got sick of it. Sick and tired of feeling bad about myself. Sick and tired of regretting incompletions, big and small. Sick of not following through, being unreliable, undermining the trust of those around me. I got sick and tired enough of being sick and tired and rundown and run over by the pace of my life to do something about it.
I realize that doing something about it isn’t for everyone.
There are people who are willing to just throw up their hands and say something to the effect of, “Well, that’s just the way I’m made,” and let that be a sufficient excuse to wallow in clutter and not be dependable. While I’m being honest I might as well say: those aren’t my people.
My people, my Tribe if you will, are looking up at the mountain-top and yearning for it. Longing for their higher good. Knowing down deep in their toes that they are meant to do Good Things. My people are not satisfied until they give it a go, even if they fail. My people want to learn and grow. They want to live life fully, with purpose and meaning, with joy and laughter. And my people want to get results. Results which include loving who they love and feeling happy and having fun. Oh yeah, my people want to get things done.
Are you one of my people?
Maybe so. If you’ve read this far, there’s a chance, huh? Gosh, I really hope you are. One of my people, that is. Because you’re the reason I do all this.
Yep, it’s all for you. You are the reason I am a coach. If this was for me, it would be one big ego trip and I’d be like a bad row mate on the flight from hell during which I’d tell you about myself all the time and never ask you who you are or what you do or anything. And that wouldn’t work for you because, as fellow Tribe members, we know that sort of thing gets on our nerves. (Actually, I’m pretty good when I’m stuck with one of those people because I’m a professional listener, but yes, even I have limits.)
Knowing that you are out there and you need someone like me to help you get going, get organized, get even more successful is what gets me out of bed everyday. And when I meet you, as one of my people, and we really click, then awesome, amazing, really cool progress occurs and we get to give each other high fives (real or virtually) and you go off and do wonderful things with a big smile on your face. And I have a big smile on my face, too, because you’re so happy and productive. I live for that.
So if you are dithering around, don’t despair. You are not alone. And if you are sick and tired of dithering around, I hear you. And when you are ready to do something about it, you should know by now that I am here for you. And though I rarely ask anything of you, there is something I want.
Stop by and say hello.
That’s all. Just a teensy little comment now and then. A little hug by way of clicking that favorites thing at the bottom of a post you enjoyed. Maybe a little re-tweet love. But only if you mean it. Just to let me know that you’re out there and you’re listening and that you’re one of my people. And remember, your Maven loves you.
Thank you.
Oh, and if you’re ready to do something about that dithering around thing now, you can always start here.
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