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How you do anything, is how you do everything

cherry — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:41:08 GMT

It doesn't matter how humble the job, if you do it well, it is a sign you care about details

I thought about President Carter and his Habitat for Humanity involvement. He gets right in the midst of the workers ,and pounds nails with the rest of them. I think it is what I like best about him

an interesting read

https://journal.thriveglobal.com/how-you-do-anything-is-how-you-do-everything-bc6e264e40ee

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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:57:32 GMT

There is a lot of truth to this notion when I look at my behavior.

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hckynut — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:19:49 GMT

@cherry,

Fits me pretty much to a "T".

hckynut(john)

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Q4u — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:22:22 GMT

I agree and I've always gone the extra mile no matter what, however the more interested I am in the project, that mile gets longer and wider as I find myself emersed in it.

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hckynut — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:25:18 GMT

@Q4u

Me too!

hckynut(john)

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YorkieonmyPillow — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:27:59 GMT

That reminds me of a story I read - a man went to his new son-in-law, who was carpenter, and hired him to build his "dream home."

He told the SIL, "Spare no expense! This is the home my wife and I will live in the rest of our lives! I want it to be perfect."

The SIL decided to skimp on little things here and there, though, and pocket the difference. Instead of using quality materials, he found the cheapest he could find, and yet he charged his FIL full price.

From little things he went on to skimp on bigger things, and when the home was finished, it looked good enough but it wouldn't last very long with such shoddy workmanship.

When the home was finished, the SIL went to his FIL and told him his house was done, and he could move in.

FIL took the key, and handed it back to his SIL, and told him, "This is YOUR house! It's a present for your wedding and we wanted you to have the BEST."

SIL was appalled, but what could he say?

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cherry — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:30:29 GMT

@YorkieonmyPillowIn the Uk they have a saying about things built like that...all petticoats and no knickers

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Q4u — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:33:37 GMT

BTW, I never cared for Jimmy Carter as President however I think the world of him as a kind, caring man with the well-being of others truly in his heart.

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GCR18 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:46:19 GMT

I agree. I can't do a ****** job if I don't want to do something. It's not in my DNA.

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GCR18 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:48:12 GMT

Never had that happen before. The system put the ******* instead of the word I wrote. It wasn't even a naughty word. 😀

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jubilant — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:51:18 GMT

I remember my mother saying to my siblings and I ..... "A thing worth doing is worth doing well".

Much truth is this article you posted.

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IMW — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 21:00:21 GMT

Totally agree

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kelsey17 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 21:02:02 GMT

@jubilantwrote:
I remember my mother saying to my siblings and I ..... "A thing worth doing is worth doing well".

Much truth is this article you posted.

My mother drilled that same saying into our heads when we were young and i pretty much lived by it...no matter how thankless, small, demeaning, overwhelming it was......

I can still hear her voice saying it to me all the time......

and also...she would always say "lifes not fair".........and

"i am the master of my fate, i am the captain of my soul"....the THREE quotes us kids heard continuously.....

good lessons in life...

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Imaoldhippie — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 21:03:43 GMT

My dad always told my brother and me, if you are going to do a job do it well, if not dont do it.

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Q4u — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 21:16:32 GMT

"....i am the master of my fate, i am the captain of my soul"...."

Invictus by William Earnest Henley

This poem will drilled into me during Jr High School.... and a great poem IMHO.

Invictus

William Ernest Henley, 1849 - 1903

Out of the night that covers me,   
  Black as the Pit from pole to pole,   
I thank whatever gods may be   
  For my unconquerable soul.   
   
In the fell clutch of circumstance 
  I have not winced nor cried aloud.   
Under the bludgeonings of chance   
  My head is bloody, but unbowed.   
   
Beyond this place of wrath and tears   
  Looms but the Horror of the shade, 
And yet the menace of the years   
  Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.   
   
It matters not how strait the gate,   
  How charged with punishments the scroll,   
I am the master of my fate:
  I am the captain of my soul.

This poem is in the public domain.

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Elri — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 22:31:40 GMT

@Q4u

Wonderful reminder; thought-provoking.

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Elri — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 22:37:27 GMT

@cherry

I was raised to:

"Leave everything a little better than you found it."

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GenXmuse — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 22:42:16 GMT

Words to live by. Thank you for the reminder.

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AngelPuppy1 — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 09:32:24 GMT

Yes, very true. My dear mother always said --- don't do something, if you're not going to do it right!

I've always felt that way. I might not always get the results that others do, but I put my heart into whatever I do!!

And --- there's no shame in any job, as long as you give it your all.

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Harpa — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:56:23 GMT

Like the title of your subject very much! I don't know about President Carter, but it's certainly true in my case.