Inspect What You Expect

When we start creating things, we have to start building out systems to help us perform tasks and improve our efficiency in workflow. The only "perfect" system is the living one that constantly gets modified and fed back into. If we instead constantly let things slide though, we find ourselves with yet another system that "didn't work" and another excuse for why we can't achieve our successes. 

Maintaining our systems is critical in maintaining our relationships we work so hard to nurture consistently. Just because we feel we have outgrown a task doesn't mean it no longer needs to be performed. Sometimes it is necessary to have another trusted person manage a system to monitor our business, especially as business grows and expands. 

It's also important to have standard operating procedures in place to save your time and create a sense professional reliability and trustworthiness in your business. The systems you put in place should help serve reminders of the actions and information that matters most about each person and your relationship level. It's better to have these systematic reminders set up before you need them. 

Avoid the situations that you know you can by being proactive and preparing whenever you can ahead of time. Know that people can't cease to exist just because you are running behind for the day, Accept the fault that is yours and move on with your day by changing it for yourself. Great preparation is the key to turning a bad day into a good day. You are responsible to hold yourself accountable and to inspect the things you expect.