Wednesday Words
To Go Where Your VisionPoints, a few inspiration points for you and your business.
The things that come to those who wait may be the things left behind by those who got there first.
—Unknown
Been waiting all summer for something to give you a spark?
I’ve always loved this quote (had it saved since high school, inspiring me and I know now, waiting to inspire you) for reminding me to take the lead when results really matter. And hey, when don’t results really matter?
So check out all the posts in our Saturday Round Table series for help from around the world, look for gems in the Tips of the Week and the rest of the archives here at MCE, or consider a bit of intensive care, completely customized for your online presence.
Whatever you do, let the cooler weather inspire you to get into motion, so you can get “there” first. Good things come to those who do!
Grow and be well,
Kelly Erickson
If you enjoyed this post, please Subscribe (it's free!) 
Comment 
Share
Trackback 
9 September 2009, 9:50 am
The smart ones not only don’t wait for leftovers, they’re the master chef to begin with.
9 September 2009, 11:31 am
I’m not a Bible expert (Huh! ..far from it), but this reminds me of a passage.
“The first shall be last, and the last shall be first.”
Forget where it’s from. (Maybe Letters of St. Paul to the Crustaceans, or something).
But it kinda goes against today’s quote, doesn’t’ it?
Does this mean God is against maximizing customer experience?
9 September 2009, 1:51 pm
Well Friar, since you opened the floor with the biblical reference, I could take Kelly’s quote, blend it with your Bible quote, and then wonder if people who intentionally live a life of hardship, with the belief that they will be rewarded in the afterlife (whatever that is), could be in for a shock
If good things *don’t* come to those who wait, if all they get is leftovers, then bring on the anarchy!!!
Just kidding…
I believe that good things come to those who wait, but better things come to those who take charge.
And funny… as a parent with lots of wee ones.
We teach our kids to wait in line, wait their turn, be polite and so forth. We punish the ones who butt in line, speak out of turn, and so on.
Yet…
Adult life often rewards those who butt in line, speak out of turn, and so on, and those of us who wait in line, wait our turn, are polite and so forth… are overlooked, pushed aside, ignored.
Hmm…
9 September 2009, 1:55 pm
i’ve been meaning to write for a few days. Honestly, I haven’t followed your round table posts because they looked like too much work!
But last week, I clicked on one of the links and enjoyed Michael Martine’s video. I should know that everything you send out is worth my time.
9 September 2009, 1:56 pm
Also, how come I don’t get all of your posts on my RSS reader anymore? It seems like I only get the round table and Wednesdays words. strange… anyone else have that problem?
9 September 2009, 4:42 pm
Barbara,
My feelings exactly!
Friar,
I’d like to think I have the big guy on the side of MCE, because MCE’s on the side of the little guy. “The little businesses shall get big…”
Or something like that.
Brett,
I shall speak to Friar about opening floors for you to place a soapbox on. ‘Cept at the holidays when he likes to stand on them himself, LOL.
But you make a good point, and it’s very relevant here—so often, the folks who can’t figure how how to get ahead can’t figure out how to get out of that “Everything I needed to know I learned in kindergarten” mindset, when it comes to business.
We want those behaviors outside of work, but you’re right, they’re not very handy in a business setting. Some kids today are being indoctrinated in squishy stuff so much I wonder where the leaders of tomorrow will come from!
Todd,
About the feed: My posting schedule has been a bit light because my work’s been a bit heavy for the last little while (must happily pay the bills!), so maybe there weren’t posts on a couple of days you were looking for? If there are posts here, that aren’t in your reader, that would really worry me.
Anyone else having issues?
About the Round Tables: That’s interesting. I switched from the Tip of the Week on Saturdays when readership dropped off, figuring my dear readers had tired of quick and easy, and I decided to go meatier. I read so much that can give a great push to you all—new angles on things clients are always asking about, or stuff that’s somehow floored me—and I can never find enough ways to work it in otherwise! It’s actually ten times harder but I’m loving it.
Still, Saturday readership hasn’t budged since then. Hm, hm. Too much work clicking through perhaps.
Oh me oh my, balance on a blog is tough to maintain. About to cross the two-year (and 400 post) hurdles, and still grinning, thinking, learning!
Regards,
Kelly
9 September 2009, 5:30 pm
Kelly – good to hear. I totally understand that. My posts get sporadic sometimes too. Glad to hear I wasn’t missing anything.
9 September 2009, 7:43 pm
Hee hee, well, my good friend Tyler used to run a soap business, right?
^ ^
. .
^
o
9 September 2009, 9:23 pm
@Brett
Remind me again, where did Tyler get the fat to make his soap with?
9 September 2009, 9:32 pm
Fer crying out loud, my comment from earlier got swallowed by my own blog.
Anyway, Todd, I prefer not to call it sporadic, let’s just call it… giving my readers room to explore the www? And Brett, one day I’ll get around to learning more about Tyler, but for now I’ll defer to your infinite wisdom.
Though now Friar’s making me wonder…
Until later,
Kelly
9 September 2009, 10:04 pm
thanks, it’s great having some spare time. amazing what you can learn out there.
15 September 2009, 11:17 am
This quote highlights our recent conversations about patience and building a business slowly – I fear that by the time I’ve taken the right steps to get the business, there’ll only be leftovers!
Actually putting it that way my fears seem silly. As long as I’m taking action and seeing progress, I’m not waiting? Right?
Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome´s latest blog… No, I Won’t Talk to You: Why Someday Syndrome Offers Email-Based Coaching
15 September 2009, 2:00 pm
Todd,
Loan me a little spare time. Pleeease.
Alex,
I think that’s exactly it. You get impatient (don’t we all?), but in reality, you aren’t waiting. It’s ultra-critical to remember that the www has warped all of our sense of time, and what you’re seeing as slow might have been fine or even great progress just five to ten years ago for a small biz, and is still enviable for big biz now.
Try out your year-over-year sales figures (same month, last year, versus this year) and name a big company that wouldn’t climb mountains to have growth like Someday Syndrome is seeing, hm?
Pep talks, no charge when you visit Wednesday Words.
Hasta luego,
Kelly
15 September 2009, 2:03 pm
I guess my sarcasm didn’t come through in the text!
who’s got spare time, right? 
Todd Smith´s latest blog… Spring Flowers in Autumn
15 September 2009, 2:17 pm
Dang. I thought you were hoarding it all.
15 September 2009, 2:32 pm
I wish!!
Todd Smith´s latest blog… Spring Flowers in Autumn