Opportunities
We all have different approaches to life, depending on our personalities and backgrounds. My personal approach is to jump into a new adventure, to take advantage of an opportunity that seems to fit with my needs and goals at the moment.
Here's an example from this week:
I received a call from a producer at CBS who asked about My Family Coach. He asked me if I go into parents' homes and coach them there. I said, "No. I coach them on the telephone." He replied that maybe he'll do a show on that in the future (i.e., "Don't call me; I'll call you").
I thought about our conversation. I decided to call back and leave a message about his reaction. Instead he answered the phone himself! I told him that coaching is the wave of the future and that few people will engage in the labor intensive practice of going into homes. Not only that, but I also mentioned an article that describes the effectiveness of telephone therapy, let alone coaching. In addition, while therapy treats problems, coaching empowers people and prevents problems.
He asked me to email him the article. I did so, which was the content of one of my newsletters (see the Newsletter Archives on my website). He then emailed me back and mentioned that a reporter who focuses on family issues may be in touch with me.
She called me the following day. And she's coming up to my office next week with a photographer (unless she changes her mind) to interview me for 5-10 minutes. The topic is, "When should parents snoop into their children's belongings?" With luck (and G-d's wishes) I might be on TV for all of 10 seconds!
The opportunity was there. I reached out and someone answered.
When was the last time that you took a chance? Or did you hesitate and later regret doing so?
Here's an example from this week:
I received a call from a producer at CBS who asked about My Family Coach. He asked me if I go into parents' homes and coach them there. I said, "No. I coach them on the telephone." He replied that maybe he'll do a show on that in the future (i.e., "Don't call me; I'll call you").
I thought about our conversation. I decided to call back and leave a message about his reaction. Instead he answered the phone himself! I told him that coaching is the wave of the future and that few people will engage in the labor intensive practice of going into homes. Not only that, but I also mentioned an article that describes the effectiveness of telephone therapy, let alone coaching. In addition, while therapy treats problems, coaching empowers people and prevents problems.
He asked me to email him the article. I did so, which was the content of one of my newsletters (see the Newsletter Archives on my website). He then emailed me back and mentioned that a reporter who focuses on family issues may be in touch with me.
She called me the following day. And she's coming up to my office next week with a photographer (unless she changes her mind) to interview me for 5-10 minutes. The topic is, "When should parents snoop into their children's belongings?" With luck (and G-d's wishes) I might be on TV for all of 10 seconds!
The opportunity was there. I reached out and someone answered.
When was the last time that you took a chance? Or did you hesitate and later regret doing so?
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