KA-POW or Just DO Your Business

The other day hubby and I had to stop and get gas. I mean, we HAD to STOP and get gas. I was brought up, as a young lady, to never let my gas tank reach under half empty. So, when it the little yellow “Fuel Needed” light dings on I go in to panic mode!

SO, we had already been driving a bit with the yellow light aglow. We HAD to get fuel. We came to a gas station in an area of town that, well, let’s just say….I wouldn’t feel comfortable getting out alone if it were night time. But, it was still daylight and hubby was with me. So, no worries….right??

We pulled in and hubby was at the fuel pump. I was in the passenger seat playing with an app on my iPhone. We were just minding our own business when all of a sudden we heard a KAAAA- POWWWWW. I mean it was LOUD. I thought someone had just fired a bazooka at us. I “hit the deck” falling over into the driver’s seat, while trying to look up to see where or what had happened to hubby. I could see him crouching and ducking behind the fuel pump. Then we heard it again ‘ KAAA – POWWWWW, BOOM BOOM BOOM.

And then we could see what was causing all the commotion. A rattle trap of a van – probably the first passenger mini-van to roll off the assembly line was turning into the parking lot with the worst case of “back fire” I had EVER heard in my life.

We continued to have to listen to the BANG, KAPOW, BOOM BOOM until we left….It was echoing in our ears.

And the “hit the deck” action echoed in my mind. It’s been a long time since I had to act out of what I suppose some call the “survival” instinct. The KAPOW moment was a moment of fast action. No thought. No thinking. Just DO IT.

AAAhhh…Just DO IT. Reminds me of a famous shoe line who encourages the same thing.

HIT THE DECK. Just DO IT. These phrases give us the directive to DO – NOW – Don’t WAIT.
Don’t THINK. Don’t ANALYZE. Don’t Rationalize. Don’t Make a List. Don’t Prioritize. Don’t Schedule it in the Day Planner.

How many times are opportunities missed because we over thought the process?
Just DO IT already.

Perhaps it’s the adrenaline rush in our veins, such as after a conference or meeting. We feel like we can go out and conquer the business world. And those first few days we take action and DO.

Think about the new heights you can take your business to if you have frequent KAPOW moments and “hit the deck”. DO IT.

While we can’t have a “car backfiring at us daily” to fuel our business adrenaline, we do have other sources. Find a favorite leader and listen to their CD’s. Get a good training book and read. 30 Minutes of Audio and 10 pages of a good book DAILY can be the fuel for you to “Hit the Deck”! Take those nuggets you hear and read and apply them – QUICKLY! Do It!

KAAAAA-POW!!