Well let’s continue picking me apart, and see what else makes me tick. Today I will write about two areas of my Talent DNA that are once again, good or bad depending on how I use them. Yesterday I finished up by talking about getting the job done, and how when I set on to do something I don’t stop until it’s done. Well my next trait is an extension of that. I not only want to get it done, I want to get it done, NOW! I know from experience that “haste makes waste.” I have proven that axiom many times, but I have also seen how meticulous investigation can bring projects to a grinding halt. You know, that paralysis form analyses thing. Take a look at the list below to see how I am wired and then I will continue with a comment or two.

·  You have an urgency about what you do.

·  You are in a hurry to get where you are going.

·  You have a need to feel like you are getting something done.  

·  You enjoy getting things done. You are energized by checking things off your list.

·  When you have a hammer, everything is a nail and just needs to be hit harder.

·  You need to avoid rushing because your experience tells you that when you rush you make mistakes and that is not good.

As I looked over this list I can easily agree with the last one. The one about “avoid rushing.” Yes, I have made mistakes because I didn’t investigate enough; on the other hand I have made mistakes after a long period of investigation. However, the way I am wired makes it difficult for me to be patient. From time to time, I have asked God to give me patience, and then complained as He offered training in the art of patience.

I had a friend tell me one time, and I fully agree, that there is no shame in being a bad golfer; after all, golf is a difficult game. He continued, “however there is no excuse for being a slow bad golfer. Several years ago I told my old friend Donnie Hoover that when our current round of golf had started my son was a virgin, but that I had just received a phone call, and was informed my first grandchild had been born.

You can imagine how frustrated I sometimes become when committees are involved in things. I know there is a need for committees. I know that a consensus needs to formed, and that major corporate or church decisions need to be studied and analyzed, but sometimes these studies take so long that the information gathered is obsolete before the project ever even gets off the ground. Yes folks, I need to take a chill pill, and please understand, I’m not saying my way is the right way. I know that people wired to take things slow are stressed out with me because I like to get on with things. Having said that let’s move on to the next trait.

I am observant, and I think this is one of my better traits. Just because I am “git’n it done,” doesn’t mean that I am blinded by my task. I am always looking for people’s strengths. I am consistently watching to see if I can make something better, or easier. I am all about efficiency. Just because we have always done things a certain way doesn’t mean that is the best way to do it. I am amazed at the inefficiency at which our government works. It takes forever to jump through the hoops. There are too many people who have to “sign off” on things. There are too many jobs that have been created that have no real function.

Here are a few areas where observation is important: Marriage, parenting, leadership, followership, (yes I know that’s not a word, but think how important it is for the follower to observe the leader.) Customer service, driving, seeing God’ creation, the list could go on and on. Think about how you might become more observant. The points below are part of the results from my Talent DNA in the area of observation. Are you and I wired the same way?

 ·  Your antenna is always out. Kent, you pick up on what is being communicated that is not being said

·  You read between the lines and you get as much from what is not said as from what is said.

·  You spend your time evaluating the best alternative for yourself and your situation.

·  Kent, you have a need to evaluate your alternatives and to make choices that improves your life and the lives of those around you.

·  You look for the strengths of others and find ways to incorporate their strengths to benefit the team.

·  Kent, why you are doing something is more important to you than what you are doing.

·  You ask yourself on a regular basis, why am I doing this? What if I did something different? You have a need to look for better alternatives.

Till next time,

Grump

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