Behind The Wheel

Looks like this guy's gotten himself into something bigger than he can handle. I feel ya, buddy.

Like my smallest grandson, I know what it's like to get yourself into more than you think you are ready for. After reluctantly accepting a postion on the Summerville Artist Guild Board last year, this year I find myself as president. What? I have always had a heart for volunteering and I love sharing ideas and serving where I am needed, but I was strictly a behind the scenes kind of person. I was the first to tell anyone who would listen that I was whoafully ill equipped to lead.

Yet, there I was behind the wheel of a 100 member art guild with a panicked look and no clue what to do. I think I looked at little like my grandson up there.

Once the shock and panic wore off and I realized couldn't just hide, I started working on the things a president is supposed to do. I heesitantly stumbled through planning and leading a meeting or two. Then I realized the hard part was thinking I couldn’t do it and worrying that I would do a bad job.

After a couple not so painful meetings, I realized that I was actually having a lot of fun. Being president of a Guild isn't so scary once you realize you aren't driving an out of control bus careening through town, it's more like a train of really amazing people and you aren't even the conductor. Your merely the guy in front who smiles and waves as the train follows the carefully laid tracks of years of teamwork.

The Guild team is awesome. I am glad this group had faith in me when I didn't.

It took me almost a year to write this. Sorry for the procrastination. I am still working on time management. Hopefully this year I will make time for creating and sharing more of what I love.