Hey guys, sorry for my recent silence. For the past few days, I have been focusing all of my attention on my freelance project. See, the goal, or at least the hope that my client and I both have is to finish this project by this recent weekend. And so that was all I was aiming for. At the very same time, I also constantly remind myself that I shouldn’t rush the job and risk losing the quality in favor of speed. Frankly, I am quite proud of how I handle myself under the pressure and self-expectations. In the end, well, I came close to the final goal, but no, I am not done with the freelance project yet.

But you know something, in spite of not being able to meet the commitment I’ve made to my client, I am still really pleased and proud of my work so far. Sure, as I have shared with my client, there is some kinks still, because I haven’t had sufficient time to QC my work so far. It’s mostly just implementing with the occasional testing, but nothing thorough at this stage.

But yes, that is my work that you are seeing. I must say, I’ve made good progress. Good progress. And maybe that is something I should be proud of. Well, right now, the only thing I can do is to focus my attention and energy on finishing whatever is left and while also maintain the same level of standards as I’ve done so far.

This morning, I am reminded by the Bible that we can’t rush progress, both in life as well as in our work. Things that we do hastily (rushed jobs) will always come back and bite us if we allow it. For me, I’ve witnessed it enough times through the different workplaces I’ve been a part of to know that it always pays off in the long term to take the necessary time, due diligence to deliver a good job.

I can only hope that my client feels the same way.