It’s amazing what you can do when you just get stuck in and stop worrying about the “what if’s”
This last week I have been busy running workshops and presentations to hundred’s of young adults at a week long event. I’m lucky enough that my current main job is as a charity fundraiser and volunteer manager – something that I really enjoy and know that I am good at.
I had been asked to provide workshops for participants as a balance to the large sum of money they would be expecting the same participants to donate to my charity.
(OK – disclosure – I don’t menion the charity I work for, purely to keep that side seperate from this blog, I’m very proud of them, but on this blog I say what I want to say, not necessarily the party line OK?)
I’d been worrying about it for weeks before. Planning, procrastinating and worrying. What would I do? Would it be good enough? What if I failed?
And then d-day hit and I had to just get on with it.
4 back to back sessions in the morning, the same in the afternoon each day. Hundred’s of kids, some interested, some bored, some speaking NO English. It was challenging, tiring, hard work – but FUN.
When the first day arrived I had no choice but to deliver. I had no choice but to trust in my abilities and the fact that I AM good at this job.
So the lesson learned is that, often fear of the thing is miles worse than the thing itself. We hold off and dally at decisions, but most of the time actually jumping and trusting seems to be the better, easier (and more thrilling) way to live.
Food for thought!
