This is Steva Robbins.

Welcome to the Get It Done guys, quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

When I was just getting started as an executive coach, I wanted a publicist to make me rich and famous.

That's how little I knew about publicists at the time.

The one that I wanted was Amy Logan.

We talked.

Please take me as a client.

I pleaded. You are no one. You are not newsworthy, she replied. But someday, I'm going to have this great podcast and be a manager in a

store that features fictional, carnivorous plants, and have a zombie musical at worklessendumor.com.

Well then, she said, that's different. I'll start working today.

Just send me the first month's check immediately. I rushed to my checkbook, wrote the check

and dropped it in the mail. A week later, she called back furious. I knew you were scum, she declared.

I've been working for a week and still no check. Yes, my friends, the check actually got lost in the mail.

Who knew that was a real thing?

I'll send a new one immediately, and a slice of Oreo ice cream cake, I declared.

Are you trying to fatten me up for one of your schemes?

She asked suspiciously.

Besides, Oreo ice cream cake will melt on its way here. Oh, man, wrong offer.

Now I was in full-on panic. Um, no, I said, no Oreo ice cream cake? Um, more for me. I'll, I'll, I'll send

two checks. Wait a minute. The sun broke through the clouds. Animated birds began to chirp.

That was actually a good idea.

I sent Amy two checks, one to cash immediately and one to keep. If any of my future checks didn't

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