The smart Thanksgiving cook knows that the meal’s outcome isn’t decided on Thanksgiving. It’s what you do one, two, three days ahead (or longer) that defines the difference between a good Thanksgiving and a great one.
The cook who waits until the day to prep is left to run around, cut corners, make split-second decisions, and be uncertain of the outcome.
The prepared cook is busy on Thanksgiving, no doubt. There is much to be done! But the preparation makes their outcomes more predictable, their mental state more calm, and their decisions more well-considered.
The same is true in preparing for anything. If you are moving like an unprepared cook on the day of a concert, then you need to work to adopt a state more like the Thanksgiving Prep cook.
It takes vision and experience to avoid being unprepared on the day of a concert or a feast – but it’s the best way to be assured of a stellar outcome.