Tell us the story behind PEACHES
This quote is my documentation that..."You asked for it"
<<insert soap box under feet>>
Every task should have a well defined purpose, and that purpose should be judged as to value and cost/benefit. For running a company, this may take a year of meetings. For cutting the grass, it may be a stray thought over your morning coffee. Either way, the purpose has been defined.
Every task should be planned, and that plan should be rated against the purpose to verify that the plan actually achieves the purpose. {How many times have you followed someone's plan that you knew wouldn't achieve the stated purpose}. For running a company, this may take weeks of meetings, for washing your clothes, this may be a split second while removing the hamper lid. Either way, you've got a plan to achieve the purpose.
Then you make progress according to that plan. At various stages of progress, the plan should be revisited to judge if the plan is realistic, and to verify that the plan still can achieve the purpose. If the plan is unrealistic or will not achieve the purpose: 1) stop the progress, 2) revisit the purpose, 3) revise the plan. {How often we forget #1 !}
Following this approach is the way to maximize your fruit. Yeah, it could have been tomatoes or kiwi, but that didn't fit the alliteration. And it could have been pomegrantes, but that doesn't quite roll off of the tongue.
Funny how we instinctively follow this approach when we mow the lawn, or wash the car, but throw it our the window when buying a house or looking for a job...we only instinctively follow it for things that matter little. Odd things, we humans.
<<push Ninja off of soap box>>
