September 18, 2018 • Page 2 Dave Says shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com Planning And Success Dear Dave, I’m stuck in a dead-end job, and I only have a high school diploma. I’ve never minded long hours and hard work, but I’ve begun to realize I need to have a better career, so I can spend more time with my kids. I feel like I’m missing out on their lives, because I work 65 to 70 hours every week. Do you have any advice on how to change my situation? Tim Dear Tim, Asking questions and exploring your options like this is a much smarter move than simply walking away from an unsatisfying job situation — especially when you have a family to think about. I’m glad you’re wise enough to take a thoughtful look at the situation, instead of making a rash decision that could have a negative impact on you and your family. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to improve yourself in terms of education or your career. 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If you identify your long-term goals in detail, it will lead you to some of the short-term goals that will help you arrive at your final destination. Have you tried talking to your boss about your goals and your situation? See if you can have a sincere conversation with him or her, and discuss your feelings about your career and what’s going on with your family, too. Your company may be very receptive to the idea of increasing your value in the workplace. A good leader will also understand the importance of family. Also, there’s a great book by Dan Miller that addresses this topic. It’s called 48 Days to the Work You Love. In this book, he lays out the steps to discovering what you really love to do and how to get there. 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But just before I could, our teammates on the sideline who were all dressed in cheerleading costumes from their mothers, swarmed us, and the kick went nowhere. The girls had the ball at midfield. The girls had no rules, and after the ball was hiked, all girls except the ball carrier grabbed a guy and held onto his jersey so he couldn’t do anything. Two held onto me. That was when I realized there were more than the normal eleven girls on the field. With the other girls holding onto us, the girl with the ball made a touchdown. It was then our turn to receive. But have you ever tried to catch a ball or pick one up with one hand tied behind your back? It was a comedy of errors, and the crowd roared with laughter. We had barely gotten the ball when the girls all grabbed the boy who had it and piled on him. We tried to defend, but it’s hard with one hand tied behind M I S S O U R I VA L L E Y your back and girls grabbing your jersey. The game went the same way all afternoon, and the score was 41 to zero. We had possession and came to a huddle for the last play of the game “Okay,” Lenny said. “We can’t win, but we could still make history if we can even score a point.” We decided to do a big fake. The quarterback would act like he was giving the ball to the halfback, then all of the team, except the quarterback and me, would move to the right with the halfback. The quarterback and I would go left and move quickly down the field. The fake worked beautifully. All fifteen or so girls moved with the team, leaving an open field in front of the quarterback and me. With me flanking him, getting in the way of any girl who came at us, the quarterback moved quickly toward the goal line. It seemed sure that we would score the first points ever for guys playing powder puff football. But we forgot about all of the boys in the cheerleader outfits on the edge of the field. Just about the time we reached the ten-yard line, the boys flooded onto the field and took both the quarterback and me down. Then the girls all piled on to end the game. And so the score stayed 41 to 0. We didn’t go down in history, we just went down, and we still laugh about it. g& nin Di ent inm rta nte E