A Speck of Dust

Yesterday I was heading to the hardware store to buy some mouse traps. We live in the country and when winter rolls in, so do the mice. On the way to the store I passed the farmer's market and remembered that I needed a new battery for my watch. (I got a great watch as a reward for making the Platinum Pacesetter in my USANA business, but it wasn't keeping time.)

I knew there was a man at the market who did battery replacement and watch repair.
The guy checked the battery and said it was good. He added some lubricant and took a swab and cleaned out the works. He said that sometimes a bit of dirt will get into a gear and cause some hesitation. That hesitation when multiplied causes the watch to lose a second here or there, and it all adds up.

Does this apply to business? Do you sometimes hesitate when action should be taken, and think nothing of the delay? My watch was losing an hour a week; what are my hesitations costing me?

Having a professional fix my watch corrected the problem. I could have taken it apart, replaced the battery and poked around. i might have fixed it, or broken it.

Having a mentor or a mastermind group in your life is just like that.