#755 alphabet actions

Many people work best in stages A to G -- as in Gee Whiz!  Once the idea is defined, they are ready to move on and let someone else do the implementation.  That would be fine, but often that stage involves a lot of grunt work and figuring out the details of how to make something happen.  Everyone likes the glory and the excitement that is created when something is new, but not everyone has the talent or temperament to see it to completion.

Then there are others (like me) that derive great satisfaction from finishing.  I have a necklace with a charm of a manual typewriter key.  I chose the letter "Z" -- as in A to Z -- to symbolize finishing.

I like the idea of checking something off the list and having it be complete.  I like having a strategic plan that is measurable; a target that is met or not, or a project that is thought through enough that it can be delegated to others and become part of the institutional fabric.

A to G is the question mark phase; H to Y is the comma that can go on forever and Z is the period that makes it a sentence.  Don't leave your ideas dangling like a grammar lesson modifier.  Push through until the end and earn that Z.

-- beth triplett
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