As I walked into the YMCA, I witnessed a great tragedy; A young man was painting the awning without a drop cloth!  While the red paint going onto the awning looked great, the paint dripping onto the concrete was hideous.  What a shame.  It would have only taken a few minutes to lay down a drop cloth and the result would have been very different.

It most situations, giving just 10% more effort could give us 50% or more better results.  How many times have I learned the hard way that cutting corners doesn't save time at all.  It takes an hour to fix what would have only taken me 5 minutes to do right the first time.  Impatience and Laziness, they are the culprits.  The enemies of excellence.  Don't let them get in the way of doing something truly well.