06/15/2026
Last week at the Seacoast Human Resources Association - SHRA meeting, our team had the opportunity to volunteer and help assemble welcome kits and mugs for Lydia's House of Hope and Haven. It was a great reminder of the impact a community can have when people come together to support others.
Now for the funny part...
My sponsorship theme for the event was tacos. The marketing pieces were taco-themed. The plan was to enjoy lunch outside from a local taco truck. Everything was perfectly coordinated.
Then the taco truck's generator broke.
No generator = no tacos.
At that point, I had already committed to the theme, so I handed out my postcards anyway and told everyone, "Just pretend you're eating a taco."
Thankfully, the event organizers did an amazing job pivoting and quickly arranged lunch at The Farm instead.
A huge thank you to The Farm for accommodating 18+ unexpected guests on about 10 minutes' notice. That's impressive.
The whole experience was a great reminder that sometimes the best-laid plans don't go according to plan at all. Business, events, recruiting, entrepreneurship, life... something will eventually go sideways.
The people who tend to be the happiest and most successful aren't the ones whose plans never fail. They're the ones who know how to pivot when they do.
(Although I still think everyone deserved a taco. 🌮😂)