There is an old story of two brothers who were trying to please the same master. One was a farmer and the other was a sheep herder. At one point, the brothers needed to give the master some of their work to show their appreciation. Evidently, the farmer brought some of his average crops while the sheep herder brought the master the best of his herd. The master accepted the sheep herder's offer and rejected the farmer's. The farmer became upset over this rejection and allowed his disappointment to show. The master chastised the farmer by saying that if he did his best then he would be accepted, too. The master went on to say that when the farmer does not do his best, he is opening himself up to having a bad attitude and falling into bad habits to cover up his lack of effort. Further, he told him that the way to prevent bad attitudes and habits was to always do his best.
Mike's Thoughts:
I found the last three sentences of this story to be very compelling. If I always do my best, I will be accepted! How simple is that? If I don't give my best effort I'm opening myself up to having a bad attitude and falling into bad habits. The cure for a bad attitude and bad habits is to give my best effort.
Mike's Action Points:
1- I need to seek the strength and discipline to do my best every day.
2- While I can't be perfect, I should always strive to improve and give my best effort in everything I do so that I may be accepted and create and maintain a positive attitude and good work habits.
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