Never land
For every good idea you have, you probably have a bunch of not so good. Over time - with practice, discipline and attention to outcomes -…
A Yes … means a commitment is given and expectations are set. Wheels you can’t see turn gears you don’t know, people you’ve never met set themselves for the top of the hour and everything coordinates to your word.
A Yes means action.
A No … means no. The end of the affair and everyone moving on to something else, even if they have to live with disappointment.
A No means alternative action.
A Maybe … means everything hanging for a little bit longer. No one’s committed, but no one’s released from holding fast. The clock turns but nothing is clear and everyone waits, waits, waits, never making landfall.
A Maybe means a holding pattern, wasted time, casting around, sailing in circles and fists clenching in frustration.
Making progress means breathing life into Yes and No, and getting comfortable with killing Maybes.
Skippy strategy: A holding pattern will never land the thing.
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Decisions
Every plan starts with the planning - and, as voluntary work that sit’s outside of the day-to-day, that’s easy to put off.
So … when we have…