Why do we wait until the last minute?
Author
Thomas Wiest
CEO, Aspirience Home Care
It doesn’t seem like the holidays are upon us. I think we all understand that most retail indexes are pointing a bit south, meaning that retail sales as of, this day and date, are not on pace with last year. And most big box retailers (Walmart, Best Buy, etc) have been positioning their Wall Street performance in the best positive light considering these circumstances. People do not appear to be in the shopping mood, yet, until it’s too late.
If you think about, Christmas day is in exactly one week. Do you have all of your holiday gifts bought yet? I don’t. I have a couple things to buy, but I promise I’ll get on it soon. Really.
I was out at one of the local malls the other day in the evening and I expected it to be busier than it was. Wow, what a surprise as it was actually pretty quiet!
As I was shopping that evening, I asked one of the store managers who was helping me with a gift what she thought the reason was for the delayed excitement and climax of all the holiday shoppers coming out in troves. She thought a minute, smiled and said: ”Oh that’s easy, it been 45 degrees this past week and sunny, and it’s December, in Minnesota!” How right she was.
That scenario begs this question in a similar context:
Why do we wait until the last minute to get help to take care of a loved one in need?
You can picture this as well as I can…”This is the last straw! I’m calling someone, I don’t know who or where or how I’ll do it, but I will find someone/somewhere who can help me take care of you but, all I know is I can’t do it anymore.” This is when it appears to be too much stress at one time.
We wait for various reasons, but the number one reason is our pride and that we think no one can take care of our loved ones like I can. There is help out there.
For those of us who have been down this path, it’s a tough path to walk down. Do you try to take care of a loved one when you know deep in your heart you are doing a disservice to them as well as yourself when you know your heart is not in it? No, not because you do not want to do it, but because you just cannot physically do it anymore. Or do you try to find a company who can help you with home care? Points to ponder as we all grow older together.
It’s important to know, don’t wait until it’s too late, there is a plethora of resources at your fingertips to help with home care.