"Someday" is NOT a Day of the Week!

by Skip Cohen

Just a reminder - this is a "NO Business Zone" on Sundays. It's my time to step away from discussing marketing and hopefully talk about something more personal in my life and maybe yours.

Sheila and I were watching something on Netflix the other night, and one of the characters talked about "Someday" not being a real day of the week. He referenced how often people push their dreams to the back burner, convincing themselves that "today" needs to be postponed. Well, that got me thinking about my own life and experiences right up to today. There was a time when I was almost exclusively a "Someday" guy.

At least forty years ago, I was fortunate to meet Ed Foreman, who sadly passed away not long ago. Polaroid had hired him as a motivational speaker for a divisional meeting, and I always remembered his message. I'm going to be paraphrasing one that hit me particularly hard...

Here's what so many of you do, as one spouse says to the other:

"Just wait until I get that next promotion and we have a little more money coming in - then we're really going to have some fun."

A few years later, "Just wait until we move into the new house - wow, are we going to have fun!"

A few years later, "As soon as the kids are out of college, we'll kick back and have some fun. We'll do that travel we've always wanted to do."

Later on..."Just wait until the kids are married and out of the house..."

Then, years later, lying in your coffin, on the way to the cemetery, it hits you, "Oh my God, I forgot to have fun!"

Several times during his presentation, he talked about life being about living, laughing, and loving. I never forgot his presentation, and the comment in a movie about "Someday" this past week brought it back.

Each of us, at one time or another, has put a dream on hold - we've made "Someday" a day of the week and let the stress of excess baggage get in the way. We've taken things that belong active in our hearts and put them in storage.

And here's my point this morning - all future "Somedays" need to be canceled. If there's something you've always wanted to do, then start the process now. Don't let the naysayers get in the way, and stay focused on living, laughing, and loving. I know it sounds sappy, but you know how to focus your camera - so how about focusing on your dreams, even the little ones?

One more favorite from Ed Foreman that fits - stop worrying about what people think or all the what-ifs your mind creates:

"Worry is nothing less than the misuse of your imagination!"
Ed Foreman

Wishing everybody a day of nothing but living, laughing and loving. If you've got a vision of something you've always wanted to do - then start the process today or tomorrow, but NOT "Someday." Make it a day that if you kept a journal, it would take six pages to write about! Nothing beats creating memories with the people you love the most.

Happy Sunday - or Monday if you're on the other side of the world.