I’ve spent a frustrating two weeks with very scratched glasses. Some type of coating had become crazed and it made it difficult to see clearly. The funny thing is, I’d been putting up with it for weeks before I finally made the appointment.

We do this in business too. We tolerate fuzzy vision — unclear financials, imprecise forecasts, vague goals — long past the point where we should have fixed it. The scratched glasses metaphor is real: when you can’t see clearly, every decision is harder than it needs to be. Get clear. Fix the thing that’s been blurring your vision. The relief is immediate and the difference in how you operate is significant.