I just baked some cookies. Chocolate chip. About half way through I started staring at the oven. Almost pulled them out a couple of times. But I didn't and now they are cooling. They look perfect.
This reminds me of business. I can't count the number of times that I have "pulled the cookies from the oven", so to speak, way to soon. There are lost opportunities all along the road because of this. On the other end are the deals gone bad or messes to clean up because I waited way to long. In those instances it is a lot like leaving the cookies in too long and burning them. You just throw them in the trash and start over.
The challenge is knowing when the right time is. I think it is part science, experience and shear luck when my cookies come out ok. Maybe business is lot like that.
Do you have a good or bad "cookie" experience. How do you get things just right?
Darrell Tadley
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