When I write copy or a cv etc, I generally find that if I over-think the whole thing then it never gets started as I’m too busy worrying about getting it perfect. But if I just write down EVERYTHING then it’s much easier to pare that down to something polished & workable. It’s unrealistic to write something perfect first time & you shouldn’t beat yourself up over it.

I’e always liked the tip:
One thing at a time
Most important thing first
Start now

Jo.
http://www.chaoskiller.comm
@munropaservices

Thanks for adding the story of the pots, too – funny how quality can take care of itself, if we’d just stop obsessing about it!

My motivation, in part, for getting the show out on time each week has been NOT wanting to do a rerun. First, if I’m not going to commit to getting it done like clockwork, what’s the point? Second, I want to save reruns for “me time,” like holidays and vacation time. Even then, though, I plan on making it count by picking the “best of” shows to play again.

I take it seriously, and if I didn’t honor that commitment, I’d be sending the opposite message to listeners.

Thanks! Here’s the link – http://www.rockyourgenius.com/ .

I had a volunteer who did a weekly public affairs show for me [one of those early-Sunday-morning shows], but sometimes there would be no tape left for me at the end of the week. I would have to pull an old tape and rerun it. After this happened several times, I spoke to her about it. She told me that she was trying to make them as perfect as possible by editing out every ‘um’ and ‘ah’, and she ran out of time.

The words that came out of my mouth surprised even me: “It doesn’t matter how perfect it is if it doesn’t get on the air.” Good words to live by. :)

Btw, where’s a link to your radio show? I want to listen to it!