just make the call

I have always been a serial procrastinator. Whether it is renewing a cell phone contract, buying a car or even a pair of running shoes, I find it very difficult to jump into action.?The scariest of all is picking up the phone and talking to a prospect, conveying bad news or simply checking in with an acquaintance that might need some help. Therefore working in isolation for a year or two had its advantages, a procrastinator’s dream.

2023 however, started with a bang, propelling us from slow-motion to a full colour, fast moving new world, so much so that a lot of us feel as if we have a perpetual hangover and need to put on our sunglasses just to get through our inbox. My fear of having to phone people had to be shunted aside abruptly as speedy replies and contact were needed everywhere!?And what did I find as I begrudgingly let go of my telephobia? People, whether important or not (according to their own perceptions), want to talk to someone. They want to tell you about their joys, their sorrows, their achievements, their fear.?Every conversation, no matter what the initiating point of call was, turned into a moment of sharing and expression.

So to all of us who take as long as possible to reach out, thinking that a delay will somehow make it easier, just make the phone call and do the connection. You are missing out on the colourful lives of all the human beings around you.