"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"
- John Wooden, Hall of Fame UCLA Basketball Coach
Like many people, I too become FRUSTRATED when things do not go as I planned or worse, when someone else is in control of my success. I too struggle with the idea of "WAITING" to do something that could be (and should be) done NOW! I am an IMPATIENT ass… I can live with that.
What do you do when you cannot do something the RIGHT way today, for whatever reasons? Do you "hammer through" so that you can check it off your list or clear it off your plate? Do you "delegate" it (like a bad manager) to someone else, hoping that person can figure it out?
What if the best solution was to WAIT? Wait for the right time, the right conditions, and the right price. What if it were to wait for the right people to ALLOW the right access? Would that not serve you better, RATHER than trying to FORCE FEED your solution and potentially screwing it up while alienating your clients?
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
Sometimes I wonder if we are not supposed to RELAX and allow our timelines for success to grow organically. By that, I mean, push, push, push as hard as you can to keep your timeline, but when it proves to be something that would require a COMPROMISE of quality to meet your deadline, well… maybe that is where we just "chill out."
Maybe it is the case of wanting something so bad, only to be told NO and then find 3 months later, something better was actually awaiting you.
The question I have is "How do you balance being an ALPHA personality and a bulldog to get stuff done, with making sure it is done right… all the way right?" It is a delicate balance of PATIENCE (not an alpha trait) and DETERMINATION, while knowing QUALITY is always most important!
Cheers,
Zach
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