Just what I needed!
It's day 18 of my current 40 day cycle and another How am I doin' Friday. Well, I'm doing great! I'm back into my 32 slim blue jeans and that's always a good thing!My weight loss has been incredibly slow over the last 3 weeks,however my attitude has remained positive and I remain focused. I am going out of town for 4 days next week and this is always a challenge. Las Vegas hotels do not feature healthy options for eating as a general rule. Neither do the trade show meals ,normally loaded with pastries,carbs and such.
I do have a plan. Sticking to it will of course be the challenge.
In a meeting yesterday, I discussed abandoning a project that I have been trying to launch for about 2 years.When I first came up with the idea for this project, I of course thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread...a real necessity.The people I am working with were open to the concept however working out the details was a process to say the least. After 2 plus years and many iterations we finally had a viable course of action and were set to launch late this Fall.
All full of myself and happy to have finally been able to move this along, I found myself questioning the value in what I had once been so committed to.
Is this something that people really want?
What if no one buys in?
Was I so blinded by my desire to make this happen that I overlooked the possibility that there was no real need for this?
When I addressed this with my collaborator and co conspirator he listened intently to my concerns.He nodded as if in agreement looked me in the eye and basically said"we're doing it anyway!....I believe in it's merits!"
Okay! Done deal!
I was ready to give up on it.
I don't know why.
It wasn't a fear of failing...as they say failure was not an option.
Maybe I felt I was wasting my time?
Maybe I was feeding off of some one else's apathy?
Maybe I just needed a little positive feedback and support?
What ever it was is gone.
I have recommitted 100% to making this happen.
I have a ton of groundwork that has to be done in a short period of time. The good news is I have 2 long flights, and two nights in a hotel room with basically nothing else to do. This affords me a huge opportunity to immerse myself in this project with little to no distractions.
I don't know if my partner in this endeavor even realized how much he encouraged me. His nonchalant matter of fact,we're doing this attitude rekindled a fire in me that had all but completely disappeared.
Sometimes we just need that little something to get us moving.
A pat on the back,
An "atta boy",
Or just a "..."Uh...no....we're doing this".,
is all that it takes !
Shabbat Shalom!
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