The unexpected will happen.
Technology will let you down.
The flight will be delayed.
The meeting will be postponed.
The meeting will be brought forward.
The car will break-down.
The backup will fail.
The phone call that upends your day.
The sudden rain shower.
They thought you did it already.
You thought they had done it.
The unanticipated question.
People will not show.
The delivery will be late.
The information will be wrong.
The unexpected will happen.
It’s how you handle it that matters.
The professional has competence.
The amateur is developing competence.
The professional displays skills.
The amateur is working on their skills.
The professional demonstrates reliability.
The amateur is proving they are reliable.
The professional has earned respect.
The amateur is building respect.
The professional has credibility.
The amateur is credible.
The professional presents well to others.
The amateur is perfecting their presentation.
The professional is characterised, well, as a professional.
The amateur is not.
You have to start almost anything as an amateur.
That doesn’t mean you have to stay there.
You have a goal.
A target.
An objective.
And then reality steps in.
Problems and difficulties arise.
Walls and obstacles appear.
You will need some options to progress.
If Plan A doesn’t work, then move to plan B.
You might need to zig or to zag to make headway.
If this, then do that.
If that, then do something else.
There is more than one way to get where you need to go.
So what are your options?
Option 1 – Have options.
Option 2 – See option 1.
Are you interested, involved or committed?
Interest is not sustainable.
You will lose interest when it gets hard.
Involvement is better.
Though involvement doesn’t require dedicatation.
When committed, truly committed, nothing should stop you.
Commitment triggers action.
Commitment is resolve.
Being committed to the outcome will push you through the process.
You will do whatever it takes.
So what have you committed yourself to?
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