EPISODE · Jul 24, 2019 · 10 MIN
Episode 003: "Imperfect Action"
from Learn For 2 Podcast · host Brandon DeVere
"Imperfect Action” A few weeks ago I decided to change our flooring. The original floors were tile and were likely there from when the house was originally built, so it was time for a change. I didn’t think it would be a huge deal because I would be laying down laminate wood flooring which I have done before. Plus, I had some help on the way. I figured, demo on Saturday and lay the laminate on Sunday, "should be quick and easy”… Or so I thought. There is a saying my dad has told me on occasion, “Man makes plans, God laughs”. I found that saying to be pretty accurate. My help ended up getting hurt at work and wasn’t able to make it. “No big deal”, I thought. “Get some rest and heal up”. I decided to continue… The demo started out great, the tiles were popping up without hardly any resistance, at one point there were about 8 tiles that came up at once. “This is so easy” Then I got to a spot on the floor where the tiles were just stuck to. This was just small portion of the floor, about 40 square feet, but it took me just as long here as it did to rip up the other 700 feet. So now, my Saturday project had just moved into Sunday. Causing me to not lay a single piece of flooring until 5pm Sunday night. Like I said earlier, I have laid laminate flooring before, so I was still confident I could finish it rather quickly. That was before I realized that this particular flooring was multi-width/multi-length planks. Typically they are all the same size and you can just lay them in place and cut when you get to the wall. Not this stuff. I had to layout 3+ rows prior to installation to make sure that the planks would line up correctly when I got to the point that they’d meet. I just stepped into a different realm of flooring that I had zero experience with. By Tuesday I was done with the kitchen and before you know it, that 2 day weekend project I had planned, took me 9 days to complete. It was frustrating, I wanted to quit no less than 30 times. I looked at the bare floor thinking to myself, "this will never get done”. But I still continued. I made hundreds of cuts, none of them perfect. I made plenty of mistakes, but didn’t let any of them stop me. It reminded me of what being a business owner, entrepreneur, and creator is all about. It is not about building something perfect before it is shared with others. It is about a collection of mistakes and imperfections that lead to a desired result. And, that result can become an incredible transformation. Was it easy? Nope. Was it Fun? Kinda. Did I learn something from it? 100%. Am I Craftsman now? Not even close. So how did I transform this ugly tile floor into something beautiful? I did it the same way you can transform yourself in any area of your life. By taking action. By taking… "Imperfect Action"
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"Imperfect Action” A few weeks ago I decided to change our flooring. The original floors were tile and were likely there from when the house was originally built, so it was time for a change. I didn’t think it would be a huge deal because I would be laying down laminate wood flooring which I have done before. Plus, I had some help on the way. I figured, demo on Saturday and lay the laminate on Sunday, "should be quick and easy”… Or so I thought. There is a saying my dad has told me on occasion, “Man makes plans, God laughs”. I found that saying to be pretty accurate. My help ended up getting hurt at work and wasn’t able to make it. “No big deal”, I thought. “Get some rest and heal up”. I decided to continue… The demo started out great, the tiles were popping up without hardly any resistance, at one point there were about 8 tiles that came up at once. “This is so easy” Then I got to a spot on the floor where the tiles were just stuck to. This was just small portion of the floor, about 40 square feet, but it took me just as long here as it did to rip up the other 700 feet. So now, my Saturday project had just moved into Sunday. Causing me to not lay a single piece of flooring until 5pm Sunday night. Like I said earlier, I have laid laminate flooring before, so I was still confident I could finish it rather quickly. That was before I realized that this particular flooring was multi-width/multi-length planks. Typically they are all the same size and you can just lay them in place and cut when you get to the wall. Not this stuff. I had to layout 3+ rows prior to installation to make sure that the planks would line up correctly when I got to the point that they’d meet. I just stepped into a different realm of flooring that I had zero experience with. By Tuesday I was done with the kitchen and before you know it, that 2 day weekend project I had planned, took me 9 days to complete. It was frustrating, I wanted to quit no less than 30 times. I looked at the bare floor thinking to myself, "this will never get done”. But I still continued. I made hundreds of cuts, none of them perfect. I made plenty of mistakes, but didn’t let any of them stop me. It reminded me of what being a business owner, entrepreneur, and creator is all about. It is not about building something perfect before it is shared with others. It is about a collection of mistakes and imperfections that lead to a desired result. And, that result can become an incredible transformation. Was it easy? Nope. Was it Fun? Kinda. Did I learn something from it? 100%. Am I Craftsman now? Not even close. So how did I transform this ugly tile floor into something beautiful? I did it the same way you can transform yourself in any area of your life. By taking action. By taking… "Imperfect Action"
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