MONDAY MUSE (25 May 2009)
THE EXTRA MILE
‘And my destination makes it worth the while
Pushing through the darkness, still another mile’
- from the song ‘I have a dream’ by ABBA
Quite often, trekking greenhorns despair about the length of the route. The
regulars use two convincing suggestions to motivate the tenderfoot: First, the
disheartened are reminded about the worth of the endeavour, by describing the
charms of the destination. Next is the time tested motivation, “we are close…
it is just a few more miles”!
However, the real trekking buff’s auto suggestion for himself will be to keep
going ‘yet another mile’. The enthusiast will not want to just cover the
distance; he will want to go beyond the distance. The difference between ‘just
one mile to go’ and ‘still another mile’ is exactly the distinction between a
smaller, immediate goal and the larger destination of our dream…
In the real world, an important principle of success in all walks of life, in
all professions and all undertakings is the compliance of "going the extra
mile". Search as much as you will for a single sound argument against this
principle and you will not find it, nor will you find a single instance of
enduring success, which was not attained in part by its application.
So let’s quiz ourselves:
Do I do more than what I am expected to do?
Do I render a better service than that for what I am paid?
Do I walk the extra mile to my larger destination of my bigger dream?
May our destination be dreams that are truly worthwhile
to BE BETTER at every endeavour, let’s walk the extra mile…
- Pravin K. Sabnis
25 May 2009, Goa, India.
A life coach with a passion to connect people to their passion & potential,
PRAVIN K. SABNIS employs creative competencies in theatre & trekking in his
UNLEARNING UNLIMITED workshops conducted for leading corporate & other groups.
The MONDAY MUSE series (based on JCI-India’s annual theme) was started on the
first Monday of the year 2004.
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