Back in August, I put this Quote of the Week from Bill Swanson up on the blog:
“Cultivate the habit of making quick, clean-cut decisions.”
This week, I had to do just that.
Because the next version of Microsoft Office, Office 2007, is still in beta, and because it’s a moving target of how one programs a product (like Foresight) to work with it, I made a decision and told my developers to hold off tuning up Foresight to work with it. At first, it was a painful decision. I was waffling back and forth as there was the “tug” of wanting to be on the bleeding edge – as well as knowing that others (end users, my competition) are also being tugged. Yet, there was also the tug of my developers – and the fact that there will yet be another VSTO library release that might undo what we do now, and / or give us more abilities. Then, I thought about this quote – and made the decision.
I feel better now.
The stress is off and we are moving forward. As a new friend has recently taught me, regardless of our decisions – good and bad – life will move forward. If you work hard at it, then you will succeed.
