WEBVTT - All but done isn't done

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to remember that all but done isn't done.

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<v Speaker 1>Do yourself a favor and take that last step. Whenever

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<v Speaker 1>we do a multi step project, it can be tempting

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<v Speaker 1>to bask in the glow of accomplishment a bit prematurely.

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<v Speaker 1>I found myself doing this not long ago with the

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas cards. I had booked a photographer to come take

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<v Speaker 1>family photos in early November. I made sure we all

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<v Speaker 1>had acceptable outfits. I made sure we got to the

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<v Speaker 1>photo spot. I made sure we all survived the photos shoot.

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<v Speaker 1>I chose photos from the proofs, I uploaded those to

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<v Speaker 1>a photo site, and chose a card template. Once the

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<v Speaker 1>cards actually arrived at the house, I felt like I

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<v Speaker 1>had done all the hard parts. But of course, until

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<v Speaker 1>I signed the cards, stuck them in addressed envelopes, and

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<v Speaker 1>mailed them, I had not actually wished anyone a merry Christmas.

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<v Speaker 1>All but done isn't done. So do yourself the favor

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<v Speaker 1>of figuring out the last few little steps and actually

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<v Speaker 1>doing them when you are thinking about them. Wrap the

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<v Speaker 1>birthday present you bought. Just sticking a bow on the

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<v Speaker 1>Amazon box undermines the effort you put in to be

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<v Speaker 1>thoughtful turn in the assignment you went to the trouble

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<v Speaker 1>of finishing, put away the tools from that do it

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<v Speaker 1>yourself repair project. If I write a script and record

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<v Speaker 1>this podcast, but don't actually upload it and send it

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<v Speaker 1>to my producer, then you are never going to hear it.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't matter that I've done the hard part if

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<v Speaker 1>I don't also do the final part. So don't celebrate

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<v Speaker 1>being finished until you truly are. Now taking that final

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<v Speaker 1>step doesn't mean that everything needs to be perfect. You

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<v Speaker 1>can decide what the standards are for done and decide

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<v Speaker 1>what done means to you. It's good to be realistic here.

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<v Speaker 1>Probably you should settle for something that is doable. I

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<v Speaker 1>saw this with my recent foray into real estate selling.

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<v Speaker 1>We put our house on the market this fall, and

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<v Speaker 1>after some intense decluttering, I was relieved to find that

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<v Speaker 1>we could get our house ready for a showing in

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<v Speaker 1>approximately sixty minutes. Now, I can't get my house immaculate

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<v Speaker 1>in sixty minutes, but it's good enough. People were looking

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<v Speaker 1>to buy my house, not hire me as a housekeeper.

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<v Speaker 1>That said It wouldn't have mattered if we had cleaned

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<v Speaker 1>the house to a shine and then we were still

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<v Speaker 1>hanging out in the house when buyers came through because

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<v Speaker 1>we hadn't gotten to that last step of exiting the premises.

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<v Speaker 1>All but done isn't done, so best to get to done.

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<v Speaker 1>Take that last little step. It often does make a

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<v Speaker 1>big difference in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening,

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