In a famous circus act a juggler starts one plate spinning on a stick, which he then puts the stick on a slot on a table, starts another plate spinning on another stick, and then he gets a third one started. By this time the first plate needs some help to keep going. Now he
A butcher, who had a particularly good day, proudly flipped his last chicken on a scale and weighed it for a customer. “Almost 6 pounds,” he said. “That’s a little too small,” the woman said. “Don’t you have anything larger?” Hesitating, but thinking fast, the butcher returned the chicken to the refrigerator, paused a moment,
I stumbled across a quote recently by psychologist Angela Duckworth that really caught my eye. She said “Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.” I’ve written a number of columns about the importance of enthusiasm, and I don’t believe it is common or easy. Getting enthusiastic about something and staying enthusiastic are not always the same.
Late one night a young grocery store clerk locked the front door and began to clean up. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. An elderly woman was standing outside tapping on the window. The clerk shouted, “We’re closed!” She said, “I just need a head of lettuce.” The clerk reluctantly let her in,
Because of a big project deadline, the employees had been asked to work double shifts for the next few days. “That’s it, I’m going home,” one employee said to his colleague. “But there are three more hours left in our shift,” the co-worker replied. “Well, I’m exhausted now. Come to think of it, I’ll take
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