So I'm re-reading last week's post, thinking that I already need a few things to cling onto. It's not that I'm down in bottom of the valley after last week's seat on the mountain top; it's just time to stop admiring the view and get on with the climb. I've been in the UK for a month now and will be back in Vienna in another month's time. I'm at the stage where I'm starting to call some people from church and ask if they'd like to meet with me over coffee, hear more about what I'm doing and find out how they could support me financially. Sounds simple enough, right? The whole point of these calls is to give people a heads-up, to ask those I can picture as potential supporters if they'd be willing to discuss the (err, um...) money aspect at a later date. No nasty surprises, no awkwardness. I'm not cold-calling a list of church members; I ain't selling nothin'.
Well, I do feel awkward, I can tell you that. The good thing is that I'm supposed to feel a certain level of discomfort. As these calls are about taking the pressure off of potential supporters, I will inevitably end up with a bit of that stomach churning feeling. That's fine, that's how it should be. The first couple of conversations I've had this week have been real, honest, valuable and instructional. And when I do actually manage to fix a coffee-date with somebody, I'll be pretty happy about that too : )
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