This is a personal post.
Today, I was playing with my puppy. He has this lovely way to wake me up. (He is a 65-pound Labrador Retriever). Here’s what he does. He jumps on the bed and lays COMPLETELY on top of me and puts his nose in my face. I love it!
Today, we were wrestling around…and his back feet fell off the bed. He scrambled to secure himself…(you can picture it, right?) Front claws flying he dug in to anything that was solid…which included my left eye socket. WHOA!
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Right away, I knew something was wrong. Yet, I had NO IDEA how wrong it might be.
I was bleeding. From my eye!
Tom took me to the ER. (I love him). I was a mess. I wasn’t a mess because of what had ACTUALLY happened. I was a mess because of what COULD HAVE HAPPENED!
Turns out, I didn’t even need stitches. They super-glued my eyelid to heal.
But, here’s what I had to deal with:
1) I value my looks and wonder if I could be successful as a de-formed woman – how deep is my commitment? What if he’d ripped my eyeball out?
2) I love my dog – this isn’t his fault. Sometimes the people we work with are just finding their own way and they hurt you, but they are not to be punished for it.
3) I am vain. I am judgemental. I look at the outside to determine if I want to be involved.
4) Tom was AMAZING with me, even though the entire hospital staff must have been looking at him like, “What did you do to her?”
How does this apply to sales or success? It doesn’t. Yet, it reminds me that I MUST DO SOMETHING NOW that is important. Risk it all. What we “think” we have, we don’t have. It can all turn on a dime!
Let’s go get WIGGY on what is important to us. Let’s remember WHO WE ACTUALLY are…in the face of anything.
Today, I was a scared, anxiety-ridden person — over scratches. I saw that I think my looks make me who I am! HA!
Now, I have to deal with that! This week, I am going to present to a Fortune 500 company…and I will do it, and I will be great. AND, I willl warn them that I look a little crazy.
Toooooo many lessons in this post. My favorite is…PUSH THE DOG TO THE FLOOR WHEN HE IS SCRAMBLING! Then, take THEM to the vet if need be. LOL.
Love your luck UP!
The Irreverent Sales Girl
Oh my…what a story, but as I truly believe, when life makes you say, “Why the heck is THIS happening?” Find the lesson. You have and that says a lot about you! Heal fast!
Thanks, Vidette! All is well! I look like someone who participated in a boxing match, but all is well. The lesson was profound. Thank you for noticing. YOU ROCK!
Forget warning them that you look a little crazy. When someone begins too look a bit much or makes some comment, simply turn slowly to them, fix them with a baleful gaze and say slowly and quietly “I don’t take ‘No’ well….”
Or not….
I actually Laughed Out Loud when I read this. HYSTERICAL! I may take your advice! Life’s too short to not play with people!