As I wrote in my article, “Do It Yourself or Outsource,” I can’t do it all. There, I feel so much better about this self-revealing epiphany. As I wrote, “I find the tasks of managing cgi scripts, website design, search engine optimization, and all those other webmaster tasks tedious. Sure, some would suggest that if I have a site, I should know how to do what a webmaster must do. I say, ‘Give me a break.’ There’s got to be a better way….”

Finding “good help” is a quest of every employer (and a webmaster employs or does it all). For a multitude of causes, getting good help frustrates lots of folks. I commiserate with others; they nod in agreement. My next contractor is named Waldo; I just haven’t found him yet.

I work independently. When I want a day off, I ask myself. When I want a payraise, I submit a request to me. Rather simple, but also can be burdensome. When things go wrong, I gather around the conference table with me. Independence and affirmation make the burdens light. Just the same, it all comes back to me.

Lately, I am learning to do the things I do well, and get rid of the tasks I don’t. How do I distinguish them. Easy, what I like doing goes well, usually. The work is a joy even if difficult, tiring, and challenging. I just like doing it.

Other tasks are tedious. For example, when a page on my website needs an edit, I find it distracting to search for the file page and do the edit (unless it is a simple word change). Yesterday, I wasted hours on a table script. BIG waste of time.

The only time I have is now. Yesterday is over (so is the last second), and tomorrow is not here. Using my time wisely means doing what I am made to do, and only what I am made to do. This means identifying my gifts, skills, abilities.

Brian Carlson’s article How To Develop A Definite Purpose helps. He lists self-discovery questions. The best one is “What would I do if I knew I couldn’t fail?” The answer reveals your fears. Changing your life means taking action despite your fears.

As a friend said to me, “Ray, this is no dress rehearsal.” Do it now, or you may never do it. The regret will be yours alone. Now is all you have. Take action as Brian Carlson warns.