How often do you have things that need to get done by other folks in order to move ahead, but it ain't happening?
There's a monkey on YOUR back that needs to go, but it's stuck until you get what you need.
Or there may be tasks you need to delegate to others, so you don't have to deal with them or so the appropriate person can take care of the issue.
Depending on other folks can sometimes be a hassle. Ironically we seem to be able to accept our own procrastinations, but somehow it is more of a problem when someone else is involved and isn't doing what they are supposed to. Talk about frustration.
Real estate transactions require coordination and cooperation from a host of folks - buyers, sellers, agents on both sides of the transaction, lenders, inspectors, title and escrow, appraisers, and more. Often, the process cannot move ahead until some other party does their thing:
- You cannot get a pre-approval from the lender until the buyer provides all the documentation
- The offer cannot move along and escrow (where applicable) cannot open until the seller signs the necessary documents
- The lender will not order the appraisal until the buyer, or agent, provides the executed offer to purchase
- The underwriter cannot approve the loan commitment until the appraiser completes and sends in the appraisal, and all needed documents are in place
You get the picture. [which, BTW, is courtesy of s-a-m on Flickr]
The point is that monkeys end up on our backs often. We need to move them along, i.e., delegate that task to someone OR take care of it ourselves and get it done, so that the responsibility is no longer ours and the next person in the process can do what they need to do.
But that also means that once we pass along that task or accomplish our goal someone else has the monkey, and may need a bit of prodding, or a kick in the pants, to do what they are supposed to do in order to proceed to the next step. A phone call, an email, or stopping by in person may be necessary to get that monkey moving in the right direction...off their back and on to the next person.
Get that monkey off YOUR back by taking action.
Don't procrastinate but do what you need to do to move it along. Wishing it would leave won't make it so. And sometimes the longer the monkey is there, the harder it is to make it go away. It probably won't leave on its own, especially if it gets too comfortable.
A monkey on YOUR back is NOT a good thing.
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