SHARPEN YOUR AXE
Tommy, a woodcutter, worked for a company for five years but never got a rise.
The company hired James and within a year he got a raise. Then Tommy resented James's getting a raise after only a year and went to his boss to talk about it. The boss said,"You are still cutting the same number of trees you were cutting five years ago. We are a result-oriented company and would be happy to give you a raise if your productivity goes up."
Tommy went back, started hitting harder and putting in longer hours but he still wasn't able to cut more trees. He went back to his boss and told him his dilemma. The boss told Tommy to go talk to James. "Maybe there is some thing is something James knows that you and I don't." Tommy asked James how he managed to cut more trees. James answered,"After every tree I cut, I take a break for two minutes and sharpen my axe. When was the last time you sharpened your axe?"
"When was the last time you sharpened your axe? Past glory and education don't count for much. We have to continuously sharpen the axe."
Just as our bodies need good food every day, our minds need good thoughts everyday.
We feed our body with junk food and our mind with bad thoughts, we will have both a sick body and a sick mind. We need to feed our mind with the pure and the positive to stay on track.
"You gave me your time, the most thoughtful gift of all"
---THANK YOU ☺!
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