A friend of mine called me on Thursday, letting me know that a spot opened up in a cake-decorating competition to be held on Saturday (yesterday.) She asked if Abby would be interested in competing. My initial reaction was to decline, but I thought it best to let Abby decide. Abby accepted and this started 48 very sweet and stressful hours. Even I got in the action, helping with the baking and PR at the event.
Abby won! That's right, my girl won! If it was up to me, we would have sat at home, wouldn't have challenged ourselves, gotten the great exposure or experience and I'd have nothing to write about this morning.
I will post pictures of the winning cake on Facebook if you're interested in seeing it, but the lesson has nothing to do with sugar art.
Abby made the right choice. Even if she'd lost, her choice would have been the right one. Fear of failure is the most paralyzing, limiting thought in the universe. The inability to act when an opportunity arises is no better. Simply put: failure to act is the only action that guarantees failure.
To be clear, I was not afraid of losing, but my initial reaction was that it couldn't be done. Our competitor came with a cake that was twice as big as ours and was already done! She has twenty years of experience, her training and business have taken her around the world! But we won. We would never have won if we'd sat out.
Never be afraid to take a chance. Never let an opportunity pass you by. Never miss a chance to exhibit your talent, your ability, your greatness. Congrats to my Abby. I love you and I couldn't be prouder.
- Adolfo
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