100 Day Challenge: Day 25
Yet another midday post 
I'm enjoying writing these during the day a bit more than right before the end of the day. So here we are now
Yesterday I remember thinking about letting go of the outcome of things. This became really apparent when while I was writing a speech for my speech lab and practicing for giving it.
The thought flashed through my mind: "There comes a time in every project when it's necessary to shoot the engineers." Meaning take what you have and run with it. As it's impossible to account for every variable, you should think through an idea and spend time preparing, but eventually just go with it and trust that you'll be able to handle any problem that comes along. From a military perspective: No plan survives first engagement. (Not a quote as I don't remember it exactly and I don't know who said it.) Once you actually throw yourself into something, there will always be something unexpected.
Flexibility...
On the subject of Public Speaking. I remember years ago, a teacher telling me that the more time you spend getting ready for a speaking engagement, the worse you are likely to do.
My experience yesterday would seem to support that theory, at least for me.
I think I spent about 45 minutes to an hour getting ready to give my speech. But when it was all said and done, I feel like it was probably the best speech I gave as far as keeping nervous gestures in check, maintaining eye contact, I had a good opening and closing, I spoke clear, and I felt like the flow of the speech was very logical.
So what does this have to do with letting go of the outcome?
Well while I was getting my speech ready, I was worried that I was going to be unprepared and my speech was going stink. There was a point where I realized the negative thoughts weren't helping me move forward. So I let go and just thought that I'd be fine. The above description was the end result. Better yet, talking with one of my classmates, he said it was probably the best speech I'd given.
With letting go of the outcome, there is also the thought of focusing on the end result.
Yesterday, my roommate got some good news. His boss was just offered the job of being the kitchen director for all of the schools in the Logan school district.
My immediate thought was that my roommate was going to be getting a promotion soon. After that I was thinking about how he had gotten to that point.
A few weeks prior we were talking about jobs and moving up. He had said specifically that the next step on the ladder for him is to go to a kitchen director. He said he'd been taking steps up from pretty much every job he'd ever had, with the exception of his first one when he was working for his father.
Well here's hoping for you Tom!
Everyone else, keep focused on what you want and don't stress on how you're going to there. Just relax and enjoy all the wonderful things that life has for you already and eventually you'll get there