Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Instead of trying the magnificent, perhaps we should try something we can accomplish.

Many problems confront us everyday. These are all opportunities to excel. Really, not just for those silly posters, but these are actually opportunities for us to accomplish something and do some good for us and someone else.

It seems that I have worked in large organizations all my adult life. “If we could just gather all these important people in the room, why we could fill-in-the-blank-with-something-magnificent.” Trouble is, we can’t gather all those important people. They are busy elsewhere doing things of import as important people tend to do.

So, what do we do? How about something we can do? Something we can accomplish?

We can gather ourselves, discuss the situation, and find something that moves us in a desired direction. Maybe we won’t move far, but we will move far enough to show someone. Maybe that little movement will satisfy someone, make their job easier. We gain some fans who will support us. We gain some friends.

And—let’s not underestimate the value of this one—we will make the life of someone a little better. That’s pretty good, and we can accomplish that.