Hello Everyone,
One of the best pieces of grant advice that I’ve received is called the “Say-Do Ratio,” which is the percentage of things you do that you say you’re going to do.
Ideally you want to get to 100%.
If you commit to something that you later realize you can’t deliver on, you communicate in advance of the deadline. People are generally very understanding of timeline changes when you give them notice.
It’s critical in grants that you follow this principal because you’re always up against application deadlines or “first come, first serve” grant deadlines.
I urge you to write this ratio down, share it with your colleagues or kids, and let me know how it goes. Thanks to Lee Hodgins and my good friend Dave for sharing this idea with me. Hope it helps someone reading this email.
I explain the Say-Do Ratio in the video below:
