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What My Irksome Shower Door Teaches About Extraordinary Living
Sent Monday, January 2, 2012
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y shower door is upside down.
I know this because the label, which is etched into the glass, is on the top, the words upside down.
I imagine the worker who installed it, upon discovering he'd
put it in upside down, shrugging his shoulders carelessly and thinking, "Meh,
no one will ever notice."
How he sleeps at night I will never know.
Excellence has nothing to do with who else notices. It is a
fierce, unyielding commitment to yourself.
A commitment that you'll never cut corners. That you refuse
to stand for sloppy work. That you hold yourself to a higher standard than anyone
else expects of you.
In fact, it is particularly those times when no one
else will ever know that matter most.
A man who compromises privately will never rise to his
potential publicly.
A man whose standards are determined by the expectations of
others can only rise to the level to which others will allow him.
As Howard Thurman said,
I
judge a craftsman -- both his work and his heart -- by the dusty, concealed nooks and
crannies. By the tiny details that reveal tremendous insights into his character.
Furthermore, it makes no difference
whether he's a janitor or a CEO.
Excellence can be found and must be
cultivated in any station in life.
Cleaning toilets and digging ditches are honorable work -- if one does them with
excellence.
And performing with excellence is the guaranteed path to
increasing your value to others, and therefore your personal prosperity and
fulfillment.
One could say it's just a shower door.
I say it's a window into a worker's soul.
Written by Life Manifestos Founder Stephen Palmer ************************** Update on Life Manifestos
Although we've had 10 manifestos written for a few months now, we've only designed the Family Manifesto (which can be purchased as a poster or digital download on our website).
We were waiting to gauge market demand and prove the concept before investing further.
With our overwhelmingly positive initial launch, we're moving full speed ahead.
So here's what we've got in the works:
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