So tonight after a rather interesting turn of events I knew I needed to get a considerable amount of work done for UCF Homecoming. So, I decided that I would be far more productive out of the house and on campus. There is no place I like more at night than the Reflecting Pond, so I gathered my things from the office and went out to the pond to work hard and have the constant reminder that in 60 days, America’s greatest collegiate tradition, Spirit Splash would be under way.
Sitting out by the water and a group of students came and sat down a few feet away and were talking about none other than UCF Homecoming. Anyone would admit that when people are unknowingly talking about something which you’re directly responsible for, it makes you feel good. This group of students who, I quickly gathered were freshman were boasting “how freakin’ excited” they were for Splash and how they would give anything for a duck. To say that I needed that good feeling confidence booster it would be a vast understatement.
After some of them walked away, one of the girls came up and said hello to me, completely blind to the fact that they made my day. She asked why I was there alone so I told her I was working on Homecoming stuff and she began to tell me how stoked she was for Homecoming and thanked me for my hard work. But I told her not to thank me because this is what I get paid to do, she was pretty confused. I thanked her, got her name and told her to come by the office to learn more about volunteering and we parted ways.
I dont believe in luck. As Randy Pausch puts it, luck is where preparation meets opportunity. Those students, who don’t know me, probably will not ever know me, made my night. They made me recognize that there are students eager, excited and not so patiently awaiting for my team to deliver what i’ve promised to be the best Homecoming yet. And it damn well will be.
Do Something Crazy. 