Funny how things work in life….only yesterday I posted a blog about ‘shit’ happening and the need to keep the faith and carry on in order to be successful in achieving your goals.
Well, guess what? yesterday ‘shit’ happened and my initial reaction was arghhh, but reminded of my own advice to others, I told myself that the solution to the particular crap piece of news was out of my control now and therefore, time to ‘step away from the package’ (my favourite Debbie Huxton phrase), reflect on the situation and then look at the lessons I could learn.
The next thing is a plan, immediately to be implemented, to deal with going forward and not looking back and wasting time on ‘should haves’ and ‘could haves’ – because, guess what? I didn’t, like none of us do when we don’t act.
Remember there aren’t time machines yet and even if you could go back, you would have done the same, as experience shapes our actions and decisions at any given moment, we simply do the best and only thing we could have done.
So this is the 3rd bit of ‘shit’ in the last 7 days – hey going for it big time this week!
What have I learnt, that over a lifetime of 47 years, I know hard to believe I’m that old it’s OK, that I have excellent instincts and judgements. Just need to make sure I act upon them faster and listen to them more.
Delaying action only prolongs and worsens the situation – just trust yourself and act.
Philip Dodson 