Indecision

My eldest daughter, Katie, recently published her first newsletter. (subscribe at katie.cher.com) She is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, who keeps her family, and others, healthy, and she is also a Certified Lifestyle Coach. In her newsletter, she asks, "Is failure not reaching a goal, or is not attempting it in the first place?" Good question.As a resume writer, I often have clients who are toying with the idea of changing careers. Far too often they don't even try. I've decided, now that I'm on the other side of that great divide, i.e. 50 years of age, that life is quite simply too short to "not try."

I finally figured out "what I want to be when I grow up" when I hit 45. Somehow I'd always known that I was destined to be a late bloomer. But once the writing bug had me, it had me good. Truth is, I always dreamed of writing so it wasn't perhaps a total surprise. My eldest daughter also says that people's daydreams about writing, the interest in real estate, the bookshelf full of interior design, or the massive collection of old movies - these may indeed be an indication of our "calling." They may be a nudge from our Maker, the whisper in our ear of where our strengths will be put to use, of how our interests will spur our impact or success (I hesitate to use the word "success" as too often it is associated with monetary success and I do not intent that meaning here), of the best place for our innate abilities to be of use ... from where our fountain of energy (if not youth, alas!) will overflow.

What's the worst that can happen if you try - you fail...and along the way you undoubtedly learn, meet new folks, realize something about yourself; not all bad things. And the best? You will soar like a hawk upon the updrafts - enjoying life with wild abandon, experiencing success, reveling in your abilities, finally feeling fulfilled and useful.Indecision is nothing more than failure to act. Without action there will be no failure - and no success. The choice is yours.