I spoke at a seniors' function on giving last week as part of a fundraiser. Our target was $50,000, which was matched by a donor for a total of $100,000. It was a difficult environment. I spoke with my heart; however, I was not sure if my message resonated with the audience.

I had to leave soon after to pick my son up from school so was not sure how we did. While driving to pick up my son, I was feeling a bit disappointed that I was not as convincing and moving as I could have been.

A few hours later I was greeted by a phone call and an email to say we surpassed our target and raised about twice the money we raised the previous year!!

Even though I knew that I did what I could, I was worried that my efforts had not been successful. But as it turns out, I was wasting my energy on something I could not control.  My learning was that we have to "do our best and leave the rest"!