outoftheboxstall
If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change-Wayne Dyer
Drive On!
I shared this meme about steak sauce the other day, and 1) it made me laugh really hard, which like many, I needed and 2) it got me thinking. In one of this country’s darkest hours, human ingenuity found a solution to a problem (yes, I know why this steaksauce was created, and no, I don’t want to think about THAT part). But more importantly, this solution still exists, people still use it, and get some value from it even now. (By the way, if you created this thing first, let me know because you need credit! This is gold!)
There are things I’ve been thinking of doing for years, that I’ve never had (or made) the time for. Things that I believe could help improve people’s experience in the horse industry, or even just their lives in general. But let’s get real…there are far more things slowing me down than time:
“I need to learn how to do this perfectly, before doing it at all.”
“What if people don’t like it?”
“Some people will say really mean things about it, probably all over social media.”
That last one is absolutely a given🙄.
The list goes on and on. But I’ve come to the conclusion that the first version of A1 probably isn’t the same as the current one, there are still people who think it’s the devil’s handiwork, and some may even argue about it on social media.
But that doesn’t stop the company from sharing this yummy, life improving sauce, now does it?
Maybe the best use of one’s time during a pandemic isn’t to stress and stew about the state of things, but rather, to look for and use the valuable skills we’ve learned in the last 8 months. There are some somewhere, and they’re probably quite useful. One of the biggest things I’ve learned, for example, is that sometimes we have to keep going, even when things aren’t perfect. Good enough is better than not at all…and we can work our way to something close(r) to our definition of perfect on the fly. As my friend Joe often says, “drive on.”
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not interested in shaming anyone who is just trying to keep their head above water into feeling like they have to create the next yummy steak sauce…what I’m saying is that personally, I’d like to bring some things to life.
And if you don’t like the things I try, that’s fine. You’re probably a much better cook than I am, and you don’t need them anyway…although if you’ve got time to shame ME on social media, there is likely something more productive you could do. Because what I don’t have time to is worry much about that…I’ve got some sauce to make.
One Comment on “Drive On!”
Leave a Reply
Recent Comments
 | Susie Walton on Exit Strategy |
 | Betsy Greene on Exit Strategy |
 | Leanne Brodeur on Exit Strategy |
 | Shannon on Losing Doesn’t Mean You… |
 | Betsy Greene on Baggage Claim: Five Tips For M… |
outoftheboxstall 
Sauce on!