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No one ever excused his way to success.<\/strong><\/em> ~Dave Del Dotto<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” I can’t tell you how many times I heard that expression as a child. It’s one\u00a0I’ve passed along to my own kids.<\/p>\n I remember one particular night during my senior year in high school.\u00a0I waited\u00a0until the last minute to type a research paper (pre-computer, no “save” feature.) Before the typewriter ever had a chance to cool off, and in my hurry to meet the deadline, I took\u00a0the only original typed copy and tore it into pieces. The marked-up draft sat unscathed. Suffice it to say, it was a long night.<\/p>\n When we rush to get things done, because we’ve waited until the last minute, oftentimes, the output is far from ideal. We may find that:<\/p>\n In business, being last to<\/p>\n may be an indication\u00a0of a lack of competence, credibility and consistency, considered by some to be\u00a0the\u00a0main attributes\u00a0of trust.<\/p>\n It is often\u00a0said to give more work to the busiest person on the team. Perhaps it’s because they rarely finish last.<\/p>\n Barbara Brooks Kimmel<\/strong>\u00a0is the Executive Director of\u00a0Trust Across America-Trust Around the World<\/a>\u00a0whose mission is to help organizations build trust. She is also the editor of the award winning\u00a0TRUST INC.<\/a>\u00a0book series. In 2012 Barbara was named “One of 25 Women Changing the World” by Good Business International.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Coming Soon!<\/strong><\/p>\n Should you wish\u00a0to communicate directly with Barbara, drop her a note at\u00a0Barbara@trustacrossamerica.com<\/a><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2014, Next Decade, Inc.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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