Are you one of those people who procrastinates? Do you wait until a deadline is way too close before kicking into high gear? How many people do you know who do the same thing?
Do you approach business that way, too?
In response to my post about the hazards of business gurus, Linda posted a comment asking how you know who to trust among the crowd of self-proclaimed experts.
Show of hands—who saw the original Star Wars movie? Technically it was Episode 4, but the first one to hit the big screen. Remember the scene where Ben rescues an unconscious Luke Skywalker and then reveals he’s really Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi? Remember how he put Luke through his wanna-be Jedi Knight paces?
That’s who you trust.
The Prince George Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia has started a series of billboard ads. The first one featured a beaming bride-to-be getting ready for her wedding. Two hotel staff members in classic black and white chambermaid uniforms are helping her with her gown.
The second billboard I saw on Saturday. This one features a family seated at a dining room table. Mum and Dad are only visible from the neck down. Their little guy, seated between them, has an expression of utter bliss on his face as he contemplates the only object on the table—an elaborate confection in an enormous glass goblet.
The message on both billboards is simple—anything for you.
Castle Urqhart sits on the rugged shore of Loch Ness in Scotland. If you’re lucky when you visit, you will go with a small guided tour. The savvy tour operator will drop you off before you reach the site, so you can take in the spectacular view of both the castle and the loch at your own pace as you approach it from the road above.
If you time it right, you will be there in the autumn. The weather will be blustery and unsettled. Threatening clouds will give way to unexpected moments of bright sunlight that eerily illuminate the landscape.
Chemically speaking, fear and excitement are the same emotion. Go with excitement.
What’s your favourite damn-the-torpedoes proverb?
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