The next morning much to his alarm and disappointment, he came in to find his efforts ended up in a total disaster. All of the items he’d placed on his walls had fallen to the floor. Some item had even broken from the fall. “Why did this happen”, he wondered. “Those hooks and mounts are no good”, he mumbled aloud. As he rummaged through his fallen items and his mumble of disgust grew to a normal speaking tone, a co-worker approached and inquired about what had happened. He told the co-worker that he had purchased this faulty press and stick kit to hang these items up on his wall. He went on to share how quickly he had completed the task and complained of how the product was no good. The co-worker advised that when you use such products you have to wait an entire hour before you can hang or mount any item on them. You have to give the adhesive time to mature and perfect its bond before it is strong enough to perform at its best. The guy responded saying he had read that but given the fact his items were not even heavy, the mounts should have been able to hold them up.
Now in this story, had the guy waited he would have experienced joy and a sense of victory by coming in the next morning to an office set up to his liking. Instead he rushed and well, you know what happen. Sometimes waiting can help you win. The product directions say wait at least one hour before you hang anything on the mounts and hooks.
As you create documents, proposal presentations, executive reports or whatever; don’t rush through the process, wait! Check over your document. Have someone proof read it for you. Read it again. Get even a second opinion and make sure your grammar is at its best. When your material has matured; when your information packet is ready to perform at its best; then you are ready to present your proposal, and deliver the documentation. Like the hanging of the wall items, you are ready to mount your material and hang your final report before an audience or an organization where it will stick and be very well received.
