There are many times when I get on set, sit in a meeting, discuss legal, create new ideas, rehash old ones and there are people involved who come unprepared for the task at hand. Always forgetting something or having technical issues, some are understandable but to continue in that habit is truly fatal to you professionally, in fact, it’s fatal to you personally as well.

Too often people hope that saying sorry will restore their professionalism, the sad truth is, it won’t. If you don’t come ready to execute flawlessly you will continually find yourself flailing in incompetency. And that, that hurts you extraordinarily.

While doing research and a pilot for a new show that is in development for the network there are some lessons to be learned.

First, if you’re looking to gather information quickly, it’s not going to happen. Understand that there is wisdom in the long haul and being able to pay attention to the details for the entire term is crucial.