Today's Bit of Wisdom

“A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”

Confucius

       I once heard a motivational speaker say this in another form. He said 

“its a good idea to over deliver”, 

     and that is what I will like to dwell on. Its not strange to here people talk about things they know they cannot do, fearing that being honest will cause them to loose that contract or that job. The world is filled with a lot of people lying about who they are and desperately trying to keep up appearances. I am sure you have come across such people and if you haven't probably you are the one I am talking about.

       As much as people would like to defend such behavior, over delivering is a better way to go about life. As much as possible think about doing more than what you said you were going to do. There are times where it helps to reach for goals that are bigger than you and we can talk about that in another blog post but using that strategy 24/7 will certainly set you back. As much as possible when you are working with people especially in any kind of business it is better to set a realistic target and then plan towards doing better than the target you set. This strategy will win you more friends, customers and certainly more business. Why? Because people would tend to trust you more and more.

     I don't think I have to go any further in convincing you to integrate this in your overall strategy for succeeding life.  




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