Just this past week I passed the halfway point in time between the quarterfinal contest here in District 37 and the semifinal to come. "It's all downhill from here" sounds terribly wrong to me because there is so much yet to do and I'm worried that I have wasted too many days.
But I have not been idle. In the last seven weeks I have worked on revisions to my speech, set up appointments (nine of them so far) to speak before other clubs, made hotel reservations, visited Passport Health, arranged for some coaching, asked for advice from last year's district champion, written the required finalist speech, and ... other things. And my beloved Jennifer has been a huge contributor by getting our flights in order keeping a massive binder to itemize everything needing doing. So perhaps I can call May and June the months of getting our hands around the challenge and rest content that we used time to good effect.
But it gets harder. I would be a fool to think otherwise. Doubts rage. I am struggling to craft a semifinal speech that is worthy of the stage in KL. I am also wrestling with all of the advice and coaching and suggestions given me (some of which are contradictory). And I am trying hard to persuade myself that I have come so far because I worked hard.
At the end of the day, all I can do now is stick to the knitting and do the best I can with the time available. Tomorrow I do my first club visit and test the revisions before a tough audience. And this week I should be able to book a first session with my coach. And I need more practice!
I think I am doing it right.
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