5 February 2012

You Should Have Seen It Before!

army man

I remember when I was a kid I shared a room with 4 of my brothers. You can just imagine how much destruction 4 boys can cause in a short amount of time, especially when there are plastic army men and "bases" involved! When play time was over and it was time to put the room back together, we'd sometimes work hard for an hour or two cleaning up. We'd call Dad in to check it and he'd ALWAYS point out all the things we'd missed. We would say: "But Dad! You should have seen it before! Then … [Read more...]

Anything Worth Doing is Worth Doing Poorly

under construction

I was just reading the introduction from Robert Kiyosaki's excellent book "Before You Quit Your Job" (see left) and one of the headings struck me as being a little odd: "Anything Worth Doing is Worth Doing Poorly". Now, don't get me wrong, I'm all for producing quality work all the time. But sometimes it's better to have your 2nd or 3rd draft as your product, rather than waiting until the product is perfect. There comes a time when you have to say "it's good enough". Don't worry what your … [Read more...]