Have you ever wondered, Why is this happening?  Why can’t they get it done right? Why is this taking so long?  I’ve been there, unfortunately more than once.  My passion to learn more about the spirit of the Entrepreneur, the dynamics of team building and  leadership development has brought me to the realization that when I was asking, why…why…why?  I was actually indulging in a self absorbed pity party, aka, feeling sorry for myself.  This victim and scarcity mentality creeps up on us before we know it.  I have found through my personal trials and errors in business that when I have been frustrated and unhappy it was because I was focused on myself.  This may be of comfort at times.  This is a time we pick up the phone and call a friend or two and tell them our Why…Why…Why woes, but at the end of the day what good has it done us?  Is this level of questioning serving any greater purpose or it a complete waste of our precious time and energy?   

“We have all heard this euphemism Sink or Swim. Obviously as business owners and managers, we should be focused on swimming (succeeding), but what happens to us when conditions are turbulent? We can’t touch the floor? We can’t see the bottom?”

Sink or Swim? I think I’ll swim…

As I was working on my article for this month the euphemism, Sink or Swim just kept coming to mind. While on vacation with my family in Mexico I experienced a near panic attack. I was swimming in the beautiful blue waters. I am a fairly good swimmer as long as I can touch or see the bottom. On this day the beautiful waves were breaking close to shore and you didn’t have to go far into the ocean before you could not touch the floor or see the bottom. I was enjoying a refreshing swim, until my husband said he was going in, I told him I was going to stay out a little longer and float but I couldn’t seem to do that, the waves and current were pulling at me from every direction. I began to head into shore but felt like I was just swimming in place. Luckily my husband was still close by so I called to him for help. He immediately saw the panic on my face and told me to calm down and breathe. He offered me his hand and we swam in together.