I’ll admit that I can be anal when it comes to details. Just ask Perry — I constantly pick apart email he sends, ideas that he has, and just about everything else I can think of. It drives me CRAZY when little things aren’t perfect, and I verbalize when I should simply keep my mouth shut. (I suck at delegating work too – imagine that!)
I understand that we all make mistakes, but sometimes I think I’m the only one that pays attention to detail. This flows over into my personal life as well — like…why am I the only person that notices when the trash can is so full it’s overflowing onto the floor? No one else can see that? Or when there aren’t any spoons because the dishwasher hasn’t been turned on. Or when clothes hangers are left in the closet instead of returned to the utility room. Seriously — y’all think there’s a hanger fairy that gets those out every single time??
This morning, as I was working with Scott to set up an online meeting scheduled for today, I noticed a couple little details that I have been ignoring. First, right behind my desk is the bathroom. Although this would NEVER happen during a “real” video meeting or presentation, in our prep time Perry emerged from that door. Funny stuff — and a gentle reminder to keep that door closed. But as I look closely at the video I’m projecting, I notice something less than professional in the background. Do you see it?
A trash can! So it doesn’t have trash sprouting out the top, but I could certainly find something more suitable to project. So what about you? Do you ignore details? How much do you think they even matter?