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Before Breakfast

All but done isn't done

Before Breakfast

iHeartPodcasts

Education, Self-improvement

4.51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2022

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Don't stop before the last step

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Paul Muldoon, a poet who over the past several years has had the good fortune to record

0:07.9

ours of conversations with one of the world's greatest songwriters, Sir Paul McCartney.

0:14.0

The result is our new podcast, McCartney, A Life in lyrics.

0:20.6

Listen to McCartney, A Life in lyrics on the iHeart radio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever

0:28.5

you get your podcasts.

0:33.6

Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeart radio.

0:39.3

Good morning.

0:41.3

This is Laura.

0:43.7

Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

0:47.0

Today's tip is to remember that all but done, is it done?

0:53.6

Do yourself a favor and take that last step.

1:01.1

Whenever we do a multi-step project, it can be tempting to bask in the glow of accomplishment,

1:08.2

a bit prematurely.

1:11.1

I found myself doing this not long ago with the Christmas cards.

1:15.5

I had booked a photographer to come take family photos in early November.

1:20.4

I made sure we all had acceptable outfits.

1:24.5

I made sure we got to the photospot.

1:27.5

I made sure we all survived the photo shoot.

1:31.7

I chose photos from the proofs.

1:34.7

I uploaded those to a photosite and chose a card template.

1:40.9

Once the cards actually arrived at the house, I felt like I had done all the hard parts.

1:49.9

But of course, until I signed the cards, stuck them in addressed envelopes and mailed

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