Kicking The Can Down The Road

 

Per se, KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD is a no-no.  BUT alas, we've all done that at some points in our life [several times in the past, I did that BUT I felt it was the best informed decision I could have arrived at, at those times].  YET, we all heard many times this one-liner 'EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM' and this CAN'T be more relevant for those about to graduate from school and contemplating on their next transition📗📙📘

True, it's tough enough to transition from one phase in our life to the next one.  Be it from school life to the workplace, OR from being part of a closely knit family to settling down, OR transitioning from your country and migrating.  Regardless of the circumstances in one's transition, the recurring question I would often hear is:  SHOULD I TAKE ON THIS OPTION NOW?  BTW, WHEN I was still very much active in the job market, that was my common dilemma💟💟💟

BUT the stark truth is that, WHENEVER we come across an opportunity, there is NO right OR wrong answer WHETHER to grab that opportunity OR not.  Allow me to share HOW I handled that situation.  IF I was in a pressing and/OR urgent situation that needed resolution [and closure], I WON'T have the slightest hesitation to grab such an opportunity.  Having said that, many times in the past, I did KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.  WHY?  Because there was NO urgency during those times💚💛💜

WHEN the stars seemed to have aligned in my favor, I did get into multiple situations WHEREIN I had options right on my fingers for my picking, YET those were the times WHEN even the clock was NOT ticking to pressure me to come up with a judgment call.  You might ask, WHAT's the very key in coming up with such judgment call, I'll always ask myself this MUST-ASK question:  IS THE STATUS QUO ACCEPTABLE IF I SKIP THIS OPPORTUNITY???

Our takeaway:  This may boil down to semantics BUT two keywords that are key for that tipping point are ESSENTIAL versus DESIRABLE.  If the decision-making is essential given the circumstances, then it becomes a no-brainer BUT if coming up with a decision [and a choice at that] is DESIRABLE, that gives us the 'wiggle room to buy time until it becomes mature for a decision.  BUT there's a catch here, WHEN we hold in abeyance a decision, there is NO guarantee that if you're KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD, that will remain there, waiting for your decision forever.  NO Senor!@#$%?