Dig In and Get It Done
Some days, some tasks, some projects are less challenging than others. Some get finished in mere minutes, while others take days, weeks, or months to complete. My experience is new things always take longer than my initial estimate. If I think it’ll take four hours, it takes eight or ten. If I think it’ll take a week, it’s more along the lines of a week and a half or two weeks. It’s my underestimation of time to completion that has me, at times, saying to myself just dig in and get it done.
Two or three things can be changed about my situation. One, I could stop overestimating my abilities. That may be a bit of pride and ego. Two, I could lower people’s expectations. The adage, “Under promise, over deliver” comes to mind. Another solution is to stop taking on new things. Stop exploring and learning new stuff.
Things I’ve done, things I’ve mastered are completed faster than I thought. New tasks, new skills, new tools and software, new system implementation, those all take longer. If I weren’t working towards the betterment of myself, my skills, my gifts, and maximizing my talent, I could simply do what I’ve done and rest on my laurels. Unfortunately for me and possibly you, I’m not where I need to be. When I say need to be I mean, physically or financially. I’m not where I need to be in the completion of my most high mission. I’m moving in that direction, but I am not there yet.
When I assess my progress, my skill sets, and other assets, I can see there’s a need to change and improvement. There are areas of growth and improvement. Learning new skills, flattening the learning curve, and moving towards mastery with more momentum is the only way I’m aware of mastering what’s needed. It requires more and complaining about it is one option. The other is dig in and get it done.
Today, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, I am grateful that:
For balance. There’s young and old, sweet and sour, up and down. I am tasked with finding balance. To not be too high or too low, to find a perfect combination of education and implementation. To know and not do is tragic.
Relationships saved my life. From Kelvin and Karla getting me to a hospital that would render assistance, to friends and family paying the bill, to Sherman helping me find the place I’m currently living in. No man is an island unto himself and the people around me have been vital.
Others are further along the road I’m traveling. Whether it’s a formal mentor relationship, my support group or network, or random strangers on the internet, others are a bit ahead of me in my journey and they share their experience. Experience is the best teacher and it doesn’t have to be mine. I can learn from the successes and failures of others.
Do you do your personal best everyday?
If not, what is one area you would like to improve?
What are three ways you could improve that one thing?
Abe,
Be Greater!!!