Smart Talking Jane Pauley

Last night I attended an event where Jane Pauley was speaking.

It was the first night in the Smart Talk series, which will bring yet four more high-profile women willing to share their personal stories to Minneapolis by May.

I love this lecture series and have had season tickets to it for a number of years. I started attending it with my mom. Now that she's a snowbird, I've taken to going with one of my friends.

It's always a great excuse to get out of the house, get downtown for dinner and chill for some girl time.

Ms. Pauley was a very engaging speaker. She was funny and light, yet almost everything she said carried a deeper meaning.

In the course of the night, she said several things that really jumped out at me. One was this:

The point is not to get your ducks in a row. The point is to get your ducks in the water.

When she said it, the audience chuckled and clapped. But it is so true. So many of us tend to place such an emphasis on planning and organizing.

Perhaps, what we should be doing instead, is just start making leaps and trusting we'll figure it out once we're wet.