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Today I drove to Geneva, with the intention of going to a coworking event. In the end I skipped it. Usually when I plan to participate in something like this I go at the start time, rather than at some point during the day. I broke with my routine so I was at the right place, at the right time, and I saw the group. I didn't say hello.

Luckily this is something I rarely do. Usually when I go to an event, I don't skip it.

Having said this I went to an event on Tuesday and my mind wasn't in it, so it was a waste of time.

I had every intention of going. I went shopping, and as soon as that was taken care of I drove to Geneva. Usually I would have prepared my coffee, but I didn't. I expected to have one at the location in Geneva. If I had gone in I would have written a blog post this morning. I would have met new people and I could have found new opportunities.

By chickening out I missed a potential opportunity.

We can flip it around. For the first time in ages I went to Geneva. For the first time in ages I actually planned to do something in the city. Although I didn't complete the entire task I made progress. Next time I will go through with the entire plan.

I suspect that if the café had been quiet I would have felt differently. It's because it seemed to be having a rush of people that my desire to go in, and stick around declined. That's why going an hour earlier would have helped. That's why in future I should.

There is one other thing. I didn't know which laptop to take. The Mac Book Pro I normally use seemed to be dead. The other one seemed fine, although the battery was flat, and two other laptops are small enough, but one has an English keyboard and the other is a machine I rarely use. I need to become more mobile. My main laptop works fine, but it's heavy, especially if I walk to catch the train to Geneva.

I can work on that over the next three or four days.