Ready, Fire, Aim—or something like that

by Dwayne Phillips

Sometimes we have to stop, go back to basics, and learn what we are trying to do before we try to do it.

Stupid, right? How in the world could I run off and start working before knowing what it is I am supposed to do?

Trust.

Someone I trusted told me what to do. I ran off like a faithful puppy dog and tried to do it. Silly me. I didn’t take the time to speak with someone and say, “Hi, I’m Dwayne. What is it you would like us to do?”

I felt that would be a waste of time. Silly, right? I was wrong again.

I am never too old, experienced, or too anything to skip the basics. It is ready, aim, fire—not something else.