I twittered this message yesterday morning…

“When life throws you a curve ball, it’s more difficult to determine if you should take a swing, or simply let the ball pass.”

If you read this blog last week, you know that I’ve been in a bit of a mental rut lately. The chaos of life seems to keep the stress level up, and motivations down. Well, shortly after writing that post, I had a huge curve ball thrown my way regarding my new media presence that only made things more chaotic.

The thing about watching a curveball head toward you is that it’s deceiving. What may look like an opportunity to hit one out of the park, can can force you to ground out, or worse, swing and miss. The same is true in the opposite end. You could decide to take a ball, when in reality you missed that opportunity for a home run. Sometimes that desire to hit the game-winner clouds your judgment.

I’m easily excited. I see opportunities to get involved, and am anxious to take a swing (especially if others are already involved). I suppose this is no surprise given the fact I started podcasting within 48 hours of hearing about it for the first time. With over 850 episodes of KCWeather under my belt to date, it’s safe to say that the decision has worked out great. Other times, my excitement has resulted in chaos.

So, how do you weed through the excitement cloud? How to do get a clear vision of that pitch headed your way? Leave a comment and give me some insight…

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