I’m a gambler
I sat there…staring at the screen.
The words and numbers seemed to have a life of their own – taunting me, laughing at me.
I read the email again, just to make sure I hadn’t misunderstood.
“I’m sorry, Victor. I know I said I could…but I can’t.”
We spent weeks talking through all of the possibilities of how we might work together – sharing concepts, discussing angles, and making plans. Phone calls. Trips. Dinners. Hurried bike rides through the snow.
All of that time and money, seemingly down the drain with one, digital, immaterial sentence.
People are a gamble.
You can do all of your due diligence. You can start slow and make sure everything is reciprocal from the start. You can share coffee meetings, find references, and even move slowly by starting with small projects.
No matter how cautious you are, if you’re dealing with people, you’re taking a risk.
People are messy and unpredictable. Even the most stable-minded person can rethink a commitment and decide other things are more important.
But, I love it…
Students
Staff
Instructors
Organizers
Clients
Donors
Connectors
Friends
Mentors
Partners
It seems my life is full of bets.
I’ve lost big. But, I’ve won bigger. The parts of myself that I love the most are the ones that have been shaped by people who’ve taken a chance on me. Their time and energy, even when they didn’t know if I’d follow through, has multiplied my hope, softened my heart, and inspired me to do the same with others.
People are unpredictable.
But, to me, they’re a gamble worth taking.
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