Do you prepare?

Yes, before I take on the challenge of any task. I first get everything together that I might need and I know that I'll need. I do make sure all items that need to be sharp, are. Or that all items needed are in reach so that I can get them.

Of course YES. I do make any necessary preparation if I knew that the task would be difficult to perform. Of course there are also some instances that you are surprised or you get surprised and you are not prepared. In that case I really make my mind set to whatever should come it must be and must be myself should be prepared at all times.

I always prepare for whatever I am doing. My husband is just the opposite and it drives me crazy. We talk about it all the time too. He is getting better at preparing to do things now to make sure it gets done right and quickly.

It is really good idea to do the ground work, before executing the final task. Ground work does help in better execution. I also do the same. Best of luck for your pending tasks.

[i]Hi dolce, I always do but there are occasions really when my preparations wasn't enough! But, if it is something very special like big projects, job interview, presentation and etc...I will really burn the midnight oil to prepare myself! It's a lot of stress and hassle when I will not prepare things then I will be sweating infront of other people because I am not confident![/i]

Yes preparation is the hardest thing to do, but after all doing this is easy.

I had a teacher in school that use to tell us this 'When you fail to prepare You prepare to fail' basically what I understood by that is that you need to be prepared when you undergo a task or the task may not be completed correctly becouse you will not know how or you will run into problems which will take time you may not have to complete the task.

It's a sad commentary on society that we need instant gratification for everything we do. The preparation leads us to the satisfactory result, but I agree, sometimes I just want to get things over with. For every task I think will take one hour, I plan on three hours for preparation, because nothing ever works according to my plan. If I take the time to prepare a list before going grocery shopping, I lose the list. I still come home with the groceries I wanted. "I can't win for losing." travel lightly, anawar

That is so true of almost everything, isn't it, and it can even be dangerous to skip preparation before attempting to do something. Proper training is required for many activities, and learning is a form of preparation. Trying to do more in less time can lead to accidents, poor quality results or inefficiency. Time is of great value in the modern world.

Hi dolce_vita78, Gosh! sounds like me when I have to do preparations to cook dinner, its takes so long when you are chopping vegatables and meat before you actually start to cook it and when all that is done it only takes a few minutes to eat the food, ah! Tamara