Swallow the Frog

I always go to my sister for advice.  

Not only is she my twin sister, but she is keenly intelligent about dealing with people.  That is where I need the most help.  Once I was in a situation where I had committed to start a job only to realize I would not be ready to begin as promised.  It seemed to me it was going to be a big ask and I might lose the job.  My sister said, "swallow the frog."  If you have a big ask of someone, ask upfront, get it out of the way, and move on.  In this case, it worked out. I asked for a later start, and they were OK to have me come in later than I promised.  

I read James Clears's newsletter this week, and he says that the skills and schtick that got us where we are today may no longer help move us forward.  I see myself in this situation.  It may be time to swallow the frog and come up with a new act.  How do you know when it's time?  I am finding that the schtick that got me through the last few years and this pandemic lockdown will no longer move me forward.  

I need a new act.  

This new act will be transformative. I'll need to leave a big chunk of what I have been doing behind.  Going to someone else with a big ask is one thing, but to have to come to me with a big ask has been confounding me all summer and now most of the fall.  First, I had a medical procedure that I had to have, but it was not even my third choice of options.  I wish there had been more than one option. Second, I am face to face with a whole pond full of frogs to swallow as a direct result. Do frogs have a face?  I think that if I choose the right frog quickly, I may only have to swallow a few.  If I procrastinate, I will have to eat them all.