While at a running event, lines were building for three porta potties.
People were frustrated, impatient, and quite frankly, really needed to go.
Pain narrows the mind, though. Being upset is like putting on peripheral visors. We miss a lot when we’re distressed.
Turns out a glance down the pathway from the porta potties, about 50 yards away, there were roughly 15 more porta potties with no line whatsoever.
We could take the frustration out on the organizer. Things could have been designed better. There could have been better signage.
But easier, and more likely of reaching a solution, is to cast a net around the possible. There’s often other opportunities nearby, sometimes as close as 50 yards.
Stay Positive & Toss The Visors
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Garth Beyer is a Certified Cicerone®, Senior Content Specialist at Encompass Technologies, owner of Garth's Brew Bar and a Madison-based freelance writer.
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