The tag line of a genealogist I once knew was:
What's the point? To get it done, or get it done right?
This was one heck of a researcher. The gal's stuff was solid gold. She wasn't in the habit of making or posting mistakes. I appreciated her, her talent and her generosity. She passed away a couple of years ago and I adopted her tag line in honor of her memory.
I've found it applies to many aspects of life.
Just the other day, a sweet lady I was working with was asking me some questions. She has the biggest heart but can sometimes be a little "fluffy." She also has a tendency to cut corners and when adding two plus two can come up with a bewildering variety of answers.
She was leaving a few important components out of an equation. I remember telling her: "verify, verify, verify!" Then I started, "What's the point..."
She heaved a sigh, interrupted me and finished with: "To get it done, or get it done right..."
Oh.
Apparently I've repeated myself.
A time, or two.
-
No comments:
Post a Comment