A Round Tuit

One of my childhood memories is of having a smooth, round wooden disc, about the size of a large coin. On it was printed the following poem:

This is a TUIT
and tuits are rare,
especially the round ones,
so guard it with care.
How many times have you heard someone say
(or said it yourself, at least 6 times a day),

“One of these days, I really will do it…

I’ll do it as soon as I get a ROUND TUIT.”

Well, here’s your ROUND TUIT, and good luck to you,

Now there’s no limit

to what you can do!

(Author Unknown)

Can you relate? As I meet with social coaching clients, I often hear them remark about something they had hoped to accomplish, “I didn’t get around to it this week!” My kids try to use that phrase when they don’t complete their chores. In my own life, I have many things that I don’t get around to doing, for a variety of reasons. I’ll write more about those next week, along with suggestions for moving forward and getting “A Round Tuit!”

This week, I suggest that you pay attention to the number of times you or those around you could use “A Round Tuit.” You can compare your reasons and strategies to mine next week!