Don't sweat the small stuff!

I have heard this all my working career from people who were inept or lazy!  In my career you better take care of the small stuff or you would be devoured by it down the line!  The people who worked for me learned those lessons and still come back to thank me again and again!

I'm up against it today and must make a decision about a situation!  Do I just pull out entirely and let things happen that I will be embarrassed about or do I insist that people put all the other crap aside and make this thing happen without my being totally embarrassed by the end result!   

I have worked my butt off and paid dearly to have it done right in my mind!  The small stuff is not small stuff to me!