Hope this inspires you and your team: I wrote it for the CIADA Insider Magazine this month, and have gotten a lot of nice emails from people saying it has helped them. Wishing you all the best, Tobias.

"It's Time."

I once asked an old man to say something wise,
and the words that unfolded - were a welcome surprise.
He started by saying, "Tell me, son - What is it you seek?"
"Success in hurry," I blurted, "because my future looks bleak!"
"Times are tough." I continued, with a little regret.
Because what he said next, I will never forget.

"If quick success is what you seek to find,
it's already been found - and it's a matter of time.
You say 'times are tough' - and now look at this clock.
There's more to these hands than the tick and the tock.
You see only one hand in motion, but I can see all three.
It's the way all things work, just take it from me.

The 'Seconds' hand moves fast, so it's easy to spot;
Soon you'll recognize it's the seed, to plant in your plot.
Most see 'small' as insignificant, but I know it's the start;
for your very life lives with the small beats of your heart.
If those never started, or continued - Then where would you be?
Nothing's insignificant, you see - because seeds become trees.
Your seeds are the small actions that you must eagerly take;
the seconds sprout into minutes - the right time to cultivate.

Keep on moving here, because it takes time and vital care;
we all know who won the race of the Tortoise and Hare.
It wasn't because the Tortoise was slow that he won the race,
he proved, 'steady' fares better than any back-breaking pace.
Minutes are the well-formed habits that add-up to become Hours,
just like seeds become buds, and then those become flowers.

This is a tough time for many - in fact, most will quit.
See, our culture has taught that good results must always come quick.
'If you're doing it right - you'll see results right away.'
But, that's not the way things work - I'm sorry to say.
Cultivation comes before the harvest - It has always been this way!

As the Seconds become Minutes, soon the Hours will begin to pass.
You're on the track to success, just check your looking glass.
Your looking glass is in your mind's eye - and only you can see it there,
Look there for your results, or else you'll begin to look elsewhere.
Consistency with a purpose is what you are after,
and vision for outcomes is what you will master.
The fruit of the harvest, has arrived in your mind,
taste it, and feel it - it's the best of it's kind.
Hours and fruit, you'll have all you need,
Minutes of nourishment, and Seconds of seed.

Although success can't be hurried, it can be assured.
Don't be like the others - who's vision got blurred.
The key to getting started, is to start right away.
Don't be like the rest - getting started 'someday'.
Someday never comes, I can say without doubt.
See the tears in my eyes? My time has run out.

Success is not a secret: You have all you need!
It's your time to get started: Now you are my seed!
You've asked for success, and now have the keys in mind,
it's not about talent, luck, or even hard work - you'll find;
Success is a just series of simple small steps, repeated in time."

~ By Tobias Sedillos