Here
is an ad Cadillac ran in the WSJ. It is part of a speech President Teddy Roosevelt
made on being a critic.
“It is not the critic who counts;
The credit
belongs
To the man who
is
Actually in
the arena,
Who strives valiantly;
Who errs, who
comes
Short again
and again;
Who knows
The great enthusiasms;
Who spends
himself in a worthy cause;
Who at the
best
Knows in the
end
The triumph of
High achievement,
And who at the
worst,
If he fails,
At least
fails,
While daring
greatly.”
Those words were spoken years ago and they still ring with truths we do well to pay close attention to. Take sending an email, for instance. If the address is not correct in every detail, the mail does not go through. In short, little things count; they are important, and often vital to success.
Remember the little poem titled, “For want of a nail”? It is about a horse that lost a shoe and turned up lame and so the rider missed the fighting and because he was not there, “the battle was lost”. And why did that horse lose the shoe? Because the farrier failed to use all the necessary nails to fit it to the hoof properly.
Yes, often it’s the little things that make a difference. Did you smile at your waiter, or the person who brought the coffee in the morning, or did you smile when you left for the day or greet your children with a happy word when they came trudging from the bus at night?
Our lives are often so busy that we forget the little things and we should not.
Prediction, try it, and life gets better.
GPD 2/23/15
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