Making the final round of voting on EvoTri has been quite the experience for me and has left me feeling rather odd.
When you watch my video you see that I am a giver not a taker, another way of saying that I am far more solicitous of others than myself. So it is so strange for me to be on this campaign to get votes just trying to crank out more and more like a jockey whipping his horse. He doesn't want to hurt the horse, but without pushing the horse harder the jockey will lose. I feel like a jockey right now, just constantly whipping my readers and friends to vote for me in this pursuit when the last thing I ever want is for them (you) is feeling I am abusing our relationship, being a taker.
Friday night I got a bit too anxious about round 2 and fired off a few emails to well connected friends for new sources of votes. It was impulsive and in the end I felt bad. I have lost count of the emails I have sent or received during this process. This isn't the hardest thing I have gone through, (pleaz) but today, this week and of course last week, its predominately on my mind going through all the range of emotions and thoughts.
Making this team means a great deal to me as I must suppose it does to all those still in the running. I do not believe that this can be accomplished by one man and a couple emails. It has to be a group effort of like minded people who rally behind the cause. I am not asking anyone for money or to mail anything, there is no financial investment to sell someone on...just me. Just a Common Man with no serious athletic ability but fierce willpower and deep empathy.
So yet again...I have sent out another beautiful letter from mom who can say things so much better than I can. I can only ask that each of you who received a copy send it to everyone you know with a personal message asking for it to be acted on and forwarded again. If you didn't receive a copy and want to be a part of the cause, let me know and I will forward it to you to start the thread anew.
How much harder do I push to be the final victor? How hard can I push? In a triathlon its always just about me, alone, against the course and the clock. In this vote process I have to rely so much on the generosity of...well, everyone.
I am not used to being carried and it leaves me unsteady, confused and unsure of myself.
When you watch my video you see that I am a giver not a taker, another way of saying that I am far more solicitous of others than myself. So it is so strange for me to be on this campaign to get votes just trying to crank out more and more like a jockey whipping his horse. He doesn't want to hurt the horse, but without pushing the horse harder the jockey will lose. I feel like a jockey right now, just constantly whipping my readers and friends to vote for me in this pursuit when the last thing I ever want is for them (you) is feeling I am abusing our relationship, being a taker.
Friday night I got a bit too anxious about round 2 and fired off a few emails to well connected friends for new sources of votes. It was impulsive and in the end I felt bad. I have lost count of the emails I have sent or received during this process. This isn't the hardest thing I have gone through, (pleaz) but today, this week and of course last week, its predominately on my mind going through all the range of emotions and thoughts.
Making this team means a great deal to me as I must suppose it does to all those still in the running. I do not believe that this can be accomplished by one man and a couple emails. It has to be a group effort of like minded people who rally behind the cause. I am not asking anyone for money or to mail anything, there is no financial investment to sell someone on...just me. Just a Common Man with no serious athletic ability but fierce willpower and deep empathy.
So yet again...I have sent out another beautiful letter from mom who can say things so much better than I can. I can only ask that each of you who received a copy send it to everyone you know with a personal message asking for it to be acted on and forwarded again. If you didn't receive a copy and want to be a part of the cause, let me know and I will forward it to you to start the thread anew.
How much harder do I push to be the final victor? How hard can I push? In a triathlon its always just about me, alone, against the course and the clock. In this vote process I have to rely so much on the generosity of...well, everyone.
I am not used to being carried and it leaves me unsteady, confused and unsure of myself.
8 comments:
Comm - do I ever know how you feel. It's a tough spot to be in, asking for help like this from others. But I know the folks who are voting for you would do it gladly again and again!
- Sarah
It's a pleasure to be able to do this for you when you give so much to others. Allowing others to give to you is another form of generosity, and we know you're a generous man :)
There's nothing wrong with being your own advocate, and for being the beneficiary of the momentum it creates. Remember -- you're working hard to help you realize the goal of being a sport ambassador! You want to do this not out of vanity, but out of an open heart. Keep pushing AND keep your chin up. It's the right thing to do!
You know that feeling when you've done something to help someone you love? It's a good thing. We all like that feeling. Please don't feel bad that we got to enjoy that feeling when we forwarded on to our other friends, the request to vote for you.
We hope you are selected and we WANT to be a part of making that happen.
Love you, dude.
:-)
Jenny
Comm- everyone's right. Listen to them.
Comm - You are giving your community the gift of giving. If you are always the one who gives then you are not allowing people to give back to you. This may be the one way that people can give back to you. For each person it is only a small contribution to your cause but in the big picture it will be massively overwhelming.
I've voted for you in Round 2 and the Final Round, long-lost buddy :-)
I'm beating the drum - hard, harder, hardest!
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