Completion.
One of the most important skills in business is COMPLETION. Can you finish what you start?
Do you finish your projects?
Do you know when to stop analyzing and when to start wrapping up? Or do you get stuck in analysis paralysis and need a bit of nudging, direction or help to close it out?
Do you prioritize and finish the most important projects and leave less important ones for later (or even leave some of these open)?
Do you finish projects on time?
Starting projects is easy. It’s the fun part!
The middle is fine. Once you have a direction, it’s easy to work away and make progress.
But finishing. That’s the tough part.
Are you the type of person who can take a project that’s not perfect (most projects are not perfect) and tidy it up, pull it together and wrap a nice bow on it?
Think about your completion batting average for important projects. Are you batting over .500?
Or to think about it another way, can you pitch a complete game or do you always need a closer to help you see it through?
It’s great to be a starter but it’s the rare person who’s also a good closer.
Be a closer.
