When I was a kid, I was playing with friends on my neighbor’s lawn. Toys—including a golf club and ball—were strewn all over the grass. In the flash of a moment, another neighborhood kid picked up that golf club, teed up the ball, swung with every bit of his strength and yelled “FORE.”
The sound of a smack right under my nose froze everyone in their tracks. The golfer’s face went white as my legs got weak. As he realized what he’d done, I realized I’d just been hit in the teeth with a power drive from 15 feet away.
That night, my Mom was hosting her monthly club meeting with her lady friends at our home. In the midst of their cocktails, I bounded into the house, blood all over my shirt, looking as if I’d been shot. The party broke up fast.
Thankfully, my mouth was so numb from impact that shock was more an issue than pain. However, as the night wore on, the numbness wore off. The inside of my upper lip felt like hamburger meat, and the throbbing kicked in. The next morning, I mustered up the courage to look in the mirror, lift my lip and inspect the damage. Yep! Hamburger meat inside, a fat lip outside, and teeth that tingled.
So what’s the point of my golf story? Well, many of us reach a point in life when we know we have things within or about ourselves we need to inspect. But it takes a certain amount of nerve—and sometimes even courage—to take a hard look at problems before we can take measures to manage or eliminate them. So, metaphorically, we close our eyes and avoid mirrors, until we can’t not.
That’s the time I want you to call about working together: when you’re ready to take a look at what’s in the way of making the most of your life, and when you’re ready to collaborate toward making lasting change to improve your life and the lives of others.
I’m ready when you are. Let’s roll. Get in touch: lisa@ThePresenceEquation.com