1. THOROUGHNESS VS. INCOMPLETENESS KNOWING WHAT FACTORS WILL DEMINISH THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MY WORK OR WORDS, IF NEGLECTED.

2. What’s wrong? Do speed and quantity substitute for thoroughness and quality? Do speed and quantity substitute for thoroughness and quality? How many times do we have to ask someone to do something more than once before it gets done? How many times do we have to ask someone to do something more than once before it gets done? When you complete something, is it all the way complete? When you complete something, is it all the way complete?

3. How many things in your life are incomplete? Cleaning your house? Cleaning your house? Education? Education? Getting your finances worked out? Getting your finances worked out? Family problems? Family problems? Your Job duties for the day? Your Job duties for the day? Your spiritual walk? Your spiritual walk? Your personal needs? Your personal needs?

4. Thoroughness takes organization. 1. What needs to be done? 2. What method will be used to get it done? 3. How many people will it take? 4. How will you know when it is done? (all the way) 5. Who will be checking your work?

5. Job description To ensure thoroughness, there must be a complete job description so as to outline precisely what the job is and how it is to be performed. To ensure thoroughness, there must be a complete job description so as to outline precisely what the job is and how it is to be performed. To ensure thoroughness, there must be someone to check to make sure that the job is being performed as outlined in the description. To ensure thoroughness, there must be someone to check to make sure that the job is being performed as outlined in the description.

6. The Character T Take thought in what you do T Take thought in what you do H Hear ideas that will help H Hear ideas that will help O Own up to your responsibility O Own up to your responsibility R Remind yourself of duties R Remind yourself of duties O Over estimate the job difficulty O Over estimate the job difficulty U Under estimate your abilities U Under estimate your abilities G Go for the challenge G Go for the challenge H Hurry without compromising job H Hurry without compromising job

7. This 80 year old woman was arrested for shop lifting. When she went before the judge in Cincinnati he asked her, "What did you steal?" She replied, "A can of peaches." The judge then asked her why she had stolen the can of peaches and she replied that she was hungry.

8. The judge then asked her: “how many peaches were in the can.” She replied 6. The judge then said, "I will then give you 6 days in jail." Before the judge could actually pronounce the punishment, the woman's husband spoke up and asked the judge if he could say something. The judge said, "What is it?" The husband said, "She also stole a can of peas." He was just being THOROUGH.

9. Wash behind the ears son, make sure and clean it all!

10. Priorities What are we most thorough about? How much time do we spend on the details of how we look before we leave the house. Are we not thorough with this? How much time do we spend on the details of how we look before we leave the house. Are we not thorough with this? How thorough are we at nurturing relationships to be great? How thorough are we at nurturing relationships to be great? How thorough are we at making sure our children are thorough at what they do? How thorough are we at making sure our children are thorough at what they do? Which are important, and what order would you put them in? Which are important, and what order would you put them in?

11. Loose ends What do you have that has not been completed as yet? What do you have that has not been completed as yet? Is there something that you have wanted to do but haven’t got around to it? Is there something that you have wanted to do but haven’t got around to it? How many bills have you said that you would like to pay off, but still owe on them? How many bills have you said that you would like to pay off, but still owe on them? Thoroughness would keep all of these loose ends from holding you down, and stressing you out. Thoroughness would keep all of these loose ends from holding you down, and stressing you out.

12. No matter how good you think you are,

13. You should have thought it out more!!

14. Example When God created the world, what did he forget? This is called thoroughness

15. Story Anton leaned over the high chair looking for the cookie that he had dropped when his mother heard a scream from the kitchen. When she entered the kitchen, she saw Anton lying across the lit stove burner that she left on after breakfast. He survived with many burns. What did the mother learn from this? Anton leaned over the high chair looking for the cookie that he had dropped when his mother heard a scream from the kitchen. When she entered the kitchen, she saw Anton lying across the lit stove burner that she left on after breakfast. He survived with many burns. What did the mother learn from this?

16. On the job Susan was supposed to clean up and lock up the office at the antique store. She had a rough day and was tired when she finally left the building that night. Susan was supposed to clean up and lock up the office at the antique store. She had a rough day and was tired when she finally left the building that night. The next morning 100,000 worth of antiques were gone and the back door wide open. The next morning 100,000 worth of antiques were gone and the back door wide open. What do you think happened? What do you think happened? What character quality was missing? What character quality was missing?

17. Whoops Flabob airfield, Riverside Ca. Flabob airfield, Riverside Ca. Master pilot jumps into a Cessna 172 to make a couple of runs over the field. He was the owner of the airfield and also a aerobatic pilot, one of the best. That day he died because he didn’t take the pin out of the steering yoke. All a part of his check list. Master pilot jumps into a Cessna 172 to make a couple of runs over the field. He was the owner of the airfield and also a aerobatic pilot, one of the best. That day he died because he didn’t take the pin out of the steering yoke. All a part of his check list. How important are the details? How important are the details?

18. Group Give examples of how you didn’t complete something and it got you in trouble. Give examples of how you didn’t complete something and it got you in trouble. Example: Example: Balance check book Balance check book Report the examples in the group.