Opportunity – Bill Glick .:. tech . art . God . life http://blog.billglick.com thoughts on technology, arts, God, and life Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:36:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 It’s Safer Driving from the Back Seat /2008/06/19/its-safer-driving-from-the-back-seat/ /2008/06/19/its-safer-driving-from-the-back-seat/#respond Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:00:59 +0000 /?p=57 Continue reading It’s Safer Driving from the Back Seat]]> This is the fourth part in my series on 5 life lessons that I learned from Labor Day weekend in 2005, while volunteering with efforts after Hurricane Katrina.

  • Wow, a hurricane.
  • Hundreds of thousands forced out of their homes.  That sucks.
  • I hope someone helps them.
  • The church down there should help them.
  • The Church should help them.
  • Our church should do something.
  • I should do something.
  • I should do something tangible.
  • This process is unorganized.
  • Why doesn’t the Red Cross have this more organized?
  • Why doesn’t that leader organize things a bit better?
  • Why aren’t we doing this or that?
  • If I were in charge, I’d do it differently.
  • Why aren’t the leaders doing a better job of leading?  This is their job!
  • Wait, these ‘leaders’ just showed up and decided to do something.
  • This isn’t organized.  If I were here for a few days I’d do something different.
  • Wait, I’m here now.  I can lead now.  I’m here for a purpose.

Be present in the moment.  Don’t criticise from the back seat.  Even if you don’t drive for long, be willing to take your turn when the opportunity presents itself.

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