Monsters
In a great conversation tonight with Chris Young, our Scrum Master at Integrum, we came up with the phrase “The Monsters under your bed are always scarier than what’s really there”.
People will stall, stammer, and avoid things they fear. This extends beyond the 3-year old to professionals working around you. Usually they’ll spend as much or more time making excuses and explaining why it can’t be done than it would take to just jump in and get it done.
Chris tells me that if you’re dreaming that you’re being chased, the best way to wake up peacefully is to turn around and face whatever is chasing you and let it eat you. If you can get the people around you to do the same in their waking lives, imagine how much you can get done. How many cold calls can you make if you just get over your fear of getting hung up on. How many deals can you close if you just ask for them? How many difficult problems could you solve if you just started ripping away at them?
Remember the Litany of Fear. Make it happen people.
Or you could stop running away, turn around and stare that fucker in the eye and kick his ass. Avoidance is only good as long as you have good cover and stamina – it won’t last forever. Get the job done by tackling it asap.
I know some ppl that need to read this post and read through the lines ;)
I love this post. Every time I start dreading something, it never turns out to be anywhere near as bad as my imagination makes it out to be. Whatever’s stressing you out, charge it…