Performance: An Open Call I Choose Not to Answer

ShaVaughn Elle
5 min readOct 10, 2021
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I recall my dad, the Marine, saying: “piss poor planning, promotes piss poor performance.” Heard variations of this phrase in college and later from my former manager at my first job post-undergrad.

People drilled down performance in various ways. Embedded it into my psyche as the top-tier skill necessary for success. I had to not only perform but also prepare to do it, or how…

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