We have a great house and an even better backyard. We were fortunate to find it and made an offer the day it was listed, as did quite a few others.
But as with any house, there were a few downsides. One of them: only 3 sides of our back yard have a fence. It wasn’t a problem for the first year we lived here, because our dog was accustomed to not having a fence at our previous houses.
But then COVID hit and we decided we might be interested in adding a dog. But we needed a fence to close off our back yard.
But we also knew we had some work coming up soon. So this good ole farm boy did what he knows best–buy some T posts and get to work.
My fence is far from glorious, but it gets the job done for the time being. And best of all, it leaves our backyard accessible for work.
It was a temporary fix, not a permanent one. The permanent fence will come after the work is finished.
Leadership presents a similar issue. If you’re like me, I struggle to get started because I want permanent from the get-go. But sometimes temporary gets the ball rolling, and we add structure down the road.
Sometimes, however, your temporary fix ages out and you need to trash it completely or finish the job.
So, where are you today? Pick one area and ask yourself: do I need to just get the ball rolling and find a temporary approach? Or has my temporary approach outlived its usefulness and now needs to be rebuilt?
Whatever the answer, act on it today.