You have to do things before you’re ever really “ready”
You have to do things before you’re ever really “ready”.
Tonight I coached my first soccer practice.
I have absolutely ZERO experience, knowledge, or background with soccer personally.
My daughter played last season and enjoyed it, and this season the recreational director was pressed for coaches…
So I signed up to be an assistant coach.
I figured I could learn the game a bit, help out, and be able to help in whatever ways I could.
Well, it came down to the wire the other week with no one stepping up to be the main coach, and the season would have to be delayed.
So I threw my hat in the ring and signed up to be THE coach.
(With no assistant coach officially… although my wife has been AWESOME so far at helping with the communications and planning with the parents and director)
I felt pushed to do it, even though I’m beyond busy right now, and have no idea what I’m really doing.
Tonight’s practice was fun, but it was rough.
I was nervous, trying to corral and coach a group of 6 year old girls to teach them how to play a game I have no idea how to play.
I had to ask my wife on the sidelines for quite a bit of help (she played when she was young).
I had to ask some of the parent’s who seemed to know the game what to do in various situations.
All in all though, we got through it.
We had fun.
I was not at all ready, but I did it anyway.
That’s how life works MOST of the time.
You have a call to do something, and you likely just flat out will NOT be ready.
But you answer it anyway.
You take the plunge, and you figure it out.
Now I know I’ll probably be the worst coach this year when it comes to truly teaching the game and the finer points of the sport.
I’ve let the parents know this.
But I’m going to do my damn best and enjoy the process.
Tons of moments in life are just like this, especially in business.
Opportunities are going to come up that you aren’t “ready” for…
But you’re gonna need to take them (while being honest about your readiness), and figure it out.