Great Band Leader's Tip for Getting Things Done

Great advice on getting that huge task done...

As the great band leader Duke Ellington once remarked, "I don't need time . . . I need a deadline!" With a deadline, and with a taskmaster as well, say a mentor or coach or editor, something great may magically emerge from an otherwise uncomfortable and unconfident beginning.

Source: The Expert's Edge: Become the Go-To Authority People Turn to Every Time by Ken Lizotte