Sucking it Up…
By Randy Gage
Four years ago I got food poisoning on a Friday in Dallas. Got so sick I actually couldn’t finish my workshop. The two flights home were agony. But I got back in time to go to a memorial service for a friend.
I was still sick Monday morning, when I had a 6:50 a.m. flight scheduled. The alarm went off at five. At that point, I would have gladly traded ten years off my life for another two hours in bed.
But I got up and went to the airport because the trip I had planned was to meet some people to evaluate a possibly very lucrative business opportunity. So I sucked it up and went.
I could have begged off. No one could have blamed me. If I missed the deal, everyone in the herd would testify that it couldn’t have been avoided; it was just an unlucky break. But I would have known better.
So far that deal has made me more than $5 million. And it’s going stronger than ever. So what’s the lesson for you?
-RG














