Why Little Things Matter

“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” ~ Jimmy Johnson

You will end up an under achiever and a loser if you are the type always wanting to do big things while ignoring little things. If you are, advise yourself henceforth to value little things. Little things always add up to make big things. That is the trick. When a job at hand appears so big, it may be frightening. But, broken into small parts, every job becomes simple and achievable. Little things matter, believe me. If you still think little doesn’t matter, try sleeping in a room with just one mosquito buzzing around your ears, you’ll get to appreciate my drift better.

The chap who gets to win any marathon race may not be the strongest or fittest athlete on the field but the one who puts in a little extra effort to finish the race. Sprints are won by one hundredths of a second and the winner goes away with undiluted fame and maybe even millions of dollars as reward. The little split extra second gets to make the real difference in the entire race. That is how extraordinary a little extra can make a huge difference in our businesses and everyday lives. Going the extra mile to achieve is therefore one huge motivating force in our daily lives. You may appreciate the thinking of renowned author David Joseph Schwartz on this subject when he concludes that, "The person determined to achieve maximum success learns the principle that progress is made one step at a time. A house is built a brick at a time. Football games are won a play at a time. A department store grows bigger one customer at a time. Every big accomplishment is a series of little accomplishments." Can you now see exactly why little things really matter?

Get busy right now because…. “No pains, no gains. To get the prize, you must pay the price.”


 

Why Regret Disappoints

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” ~ Mark Twain

Whatever business you are in, wherever you do the business from, be sure you do it in such a way as to avoid regrets. Regretting is sad, it is sorrowful, it is painful and above all, it solves no problem. If I had known is the regular companion of Mr. Late and that is unhelpful to anyone who wants to succeed in any calling. If you have to do anything for the sake of your business, just do it. You can never know if it will be helpful or not until you do it. Getting things done adequately, appropriately and timely enough is the way to go, irrespective of the fears of failure. Everyone has some measure of fear at any time but the people who get things done inspite of their fears are the ones who really succeed to make worthwhile achievements.

If you try your hands on anything, you may or may not succeed at getting good results. What is certain is that with each try you must learn something either good or bad. If you don’t try at all, you learn nothing and you gain nothing. That is pathetic no matter which way you look at it. There is a tendency to be disappointment and thereby regret more about the things you didn’t do than the things you actually did. The losses are more, largely unknown, unquantified and even unquantifiable hence the huge regrets down the road. Pathetic no doubt! So, it is best to try your hands and do as many things in favor of your business than to do nothing. If you do nothing, you achieve nothing, leading to bigger disappointments and regrets.

Get busy right now because…. “No pains, no gains. To get the prize, you must pay the price.”