Trench Business-fare

Heads Down, We're In The Trenches!
I'm in the process of pitching an idea to use all of the unused consultant time and talent in California to help non-profits improve performance. I can't give the work away! Why? Heads down, baby!

OK, these are bad / hard times; I'll admit that. (I've already written about it.) So, you know, with things so messed up, what if we try something new? Could we do much worse? So, get your heads out of the trenches (I don't often give advice, so listen up!) and look up over the battlefield: do you see any dead bodies, casualties? No, they've gone home to nurse their wounds.

So, I'm trying to pitch this idea that would help out volunteers, non-profits but I can't get anybody to look over the debris, the mud and listen to what I'm pitching. (BTW, it's a good idea; a damn good idea and it needs an audience, some partners.)
I don't think these folks are all that different from the ones in the for-profit world: hard times, hunker down, keep your head low! Wrong! Time to do something big. C'mon, if you mess up, Obama will cover for you.

The landscape is pretty; trees are blossoming. But most folks wouldn't know that; they're wearing tattered uniforms and staring down at the mud/dirt/slop and wondering how they're going to keep their boots dry.

C'mon. Build a ladder and climb out of that trench; this is not a war: this is an exercise. So, get out there and move around.
Alright, I know this is some optimistic stuff (maybe my meds have kicked in) and I'm not as grumpy as I normally am. Get over it.