PRESS THE DONE BUTTON

I asked my daughter to finish her food and she responded by saying, Mama, I'm done with the food because I just pressed the DONE button.

The DONE button is something that is in our heads when and only when, we are confident that the product is good. But how do we know that it's good enough and ready to be let go? 

The quest for perfection is the number 1 cause for leader's ambivalence and general uncertainty. This is the inability, when presented with options and alternatives, to buckle down under the weight of false pressures, mostly the fear of failure and the insidious 'what will other people say.' 

​The DONE button is always there and should be taken as the first option so that things are cleared off your plate and you can get down to juicier projects or roles.

It is up to us to make sure there is a DONE button when we are 60% almost complete. Rewriting, rewiring, rehashing, reimagining many ifs and buts do not translate to meaningful use of time and energy. 

We can always go back and check what we have done, in light of new data or new appetite for reconsideration. 

The rest is just icing on the cake.

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