Go Ahead and Eat the Frog

Mark Twain once said, that if the first thing you do every morning is eat a live frog, you should be able to go through the rest of your day knowing that the worst part of your day is over. Whether it be a seemingly overwhelming item on your to-do list, or hitting difficult issues head on, you are always better dealing with them first thing and then moving on with your day.

Each day, I begin by reading the headlines and listening to the news. Lately, the content has been a bit of a large frog to swallow, but it shouldn’t stop us from getting on with our day. For the past 24 hours, I have spent my time with leaders from our industry, projecting some of the challenges we have in our short-term future. There have been a few frogs to eat along the way, but more importantly, we are aggressively collaborating on new solutions for new opportunities. As I said last week, this is the time to get creative, reinvent yourself, and retool the old ideas to fit the new times.

So from today on, I am going to commit to eating the frog first (thankfully they say it tastes like chicken) and then look for the positives.  I already see opportunities developing due to yesterday’s Federal interest rate cut – now that could spur some great activity.

Comments

[Linda Hawkins]

Susan,
I'm glad to see your "positive" attitude about our economy & our industry. I attended a tax session this morning at our local Chamber of Commerce and it was also very positive. The common thought was that our economy/industry will be much better in the New Year and by October 2009 will rebound. If we could only convince the media to put out a more positive spin to the public I think it would be a great boost to everyone.
Thanks for your thoughts, they are always greatly appreciated.