Eat the Crust First...

Recently I was listening to an eCoaching session where Edgell Pyles (a family business consultant) was being interviewed about all aspects of family businesses.  He covered a lot of topics, everything from setting boundaries and creating roles within the business to transitioning from one generation to another.

One of the things he said I simply loved was with everything in life but especially with the difficult aspects you have to "eat the crust first".  You have to do the hard stuff first before you get to the soft, easy, sweet stuff.  If you "eat the crust first" in every situation, every day then before long it won't be hard to get it done.  Training yourself to not avoid or to dread the "crust" in life will make the rest of life more enjoyable.

I am a peacemaker my nature.  I love balance.  I love for everyone to just get along.  So sometimes I can avoid or push off the difficult stuff until there comes a point where it is sitting right in my path and there is simply no way around it.  It is never easier to handle the "crust" of life by putting it off.  In fact, sometimes it is harder.  Putting off the "crust" means we have to think about it all the time knowing it will be there after we are done avoiding it.

So today when you get up and get ready and head to the kitchen for breakfast make sure you "eat the crust first" both literally on the toast you make and metaphorically in how you handle life's challenges.  Not only it is healthy for you, but once you are done with the crust you can enjoy the buttery center of both the toast and what life has to offer!