Thursday, December 15, 2005
Above and beyond
When life asks for a single measure of effort, give two, or
three. When just a little bit of patience and understanding
is called for, give a lot.
When a small thing is expected of you, give more than what's
expected. Once you've worked yourself into a positive,
productive, value-creating state, keep it going for a
while.
Every extra effort draws immense leverage from all the
ordinary efforts that have preceded it. Once you have
positive momentum established, it pays to make the most of
it.
The longer you extend that momentum, the more powerful it
grows. In such a situation, even a small extra effort can
produce large and impressive results.
If you stop when you've done just the bare minimum, you walk
away from all the momentum you've created. What a shame it
would be to waste something so valuable that you've worked
to create.
Instead, choose to go above and beyond. You'll find that
every extra effort will add greatly to life's richness.
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