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A Week of Golf

In 2017 my team was tasked with exciting job of catering to the LPGA Marathon Classic for their week long golf tournament here in town.  We had less then 4 months to prepare, and we had never done anything on such a large scale before.  It was both exhilarating and terrifying, especially for an Enneagram 6 like me.  We are loyal and committed, but our biggest needs are security, and we fear not having the support and guidance needed.  What a way to walk into a task like this.  

I was suddenly tasked with finding organizations to fill close to 200 shifts for concession stands, as well as around 75 employees to help me make this event a reality.  It took a lot of time, planning, questions, stress, and a roller coaster of emotions, but we did it!  It was amazing the feeling that you have after you accomplish something like that.




Since then we have continued to receive this job each July, and each year has gotten a little easier.  We have had the time to plan, the staff knows what to expect, and everyone wants to participate, and best of all - we don't make the same mistakes that we did at the beginning because we keep learning and growing.

Then 2020 came along.  It has completely changed everything in this world that we live in, and it is re-learning a whole new process for how we are going to make this event happen.  The tournament was postponed 3 times, and then determined that it will go on, without any spectators.  We have gone from 200 volunteer shifts to None.  We have changed from 90 bartender shifts to 1.  I have gone from working an estimated 125 hour weeks, down to under 70 hours, at most.   We used to service up to 5,000 people a day.... this year we will be at a high of 500.   

This doesn't mean I am not going to give it my all.  This doesn't mean that we are just going to sit back on our heels and let things slide.  We are going go out there and do the best we can.  We are going to smile, and wake up early, and do our best to cater to the players and officials.  We are going to make memories, and think of amazing ways that we can continue to grow and take this time to see what we can do better in the future.

Just because things aren't the same as they have always been, doesn't mean that all is lost.  Take the opportunity to see things in a new light.  Walk in a different set of shoes.  Learn from the past, but find a way to carve out your future.

So today, I going to get ready, and head to the course and Make it Happen!
What are you re-learning?  Are you choosing to focus on the positive, instead of dwell in the negative?

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