The Finisher's Blog

Starting Fast and Figuring Out the Finish

I started writing blogs several years ago, but never worked that hard to define my niche, differentiate my content, or plan my approach.

Then I decided to blog about something that I struggle with personally and in my business and to make this blog an exploration of those failings as well as a series of observations about people I think are great finishers.

Here are some Finisher Qualities I have identified and written about, along with the link to my posts from the past year.

Here is my first post on the subject - The Finisher's Blog

The Qualities of a Great Finisher:

Accountable to themselves - Roger Federer-Model Finisher

"Finish" interruptions: The Productivity Formula

Do NOT deal try to motivate with information: What Does "I Don't Know" Really Mean?

Do Not seek the path of least resistance: Finisher's Never Weaken

Know When to Focus...and When to Drift: Knowing When To Focus

See the "Shot" Early: Finishing When You Are Busy

Never quits...even when everything is going badly: Finishing and Not Finishing

Think First...Then Act Decisively: Compost and Finishing

Compost and Finishing

This weekend I decided to build a compost container and it taught me something about Finishing.

Problem:
I have a number of large trees in my yard and I am tired of bagging up the leaves and sending them off to the landfill.

Solution:
Build a compost container to turn the leaves into supercharged compost for the extensive garden that is now in the works.

Lesson - In order to finish well you have to learn to walk the fine line between thinking and doing.

I write this "Finisher's Blog" because I am often chastised for my lack of finishing. So, I was determined to be a doer this weekend and to actually finish the compost handler. No such luck.

Weekend laziness + fun kid-time + cold temperatures kept me inside too long. So, I finally went outside to get started...as always determined to finish strong.

I started building without thinking enough about what and how, etc.

Normally, I spend too much time thinking and planning and thinking some more before I actually DO anything. This time, I launched into action without the thinking...and it slowed me down later.

Lesson Learned...think first...then act...but don't think too much.