This is a wonderful story I recently read in a mail I received yesterday.

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A German once visited a temple under construction where he saw a sculptor making an idol of God. Suddenly he noticed a similar idol lying nearby. Surprised, he asked the sculptor, "Do you need two statues of the same idol?" "No," said the sculptor without looking up, "We need only one, but the first one got damaged at the last stage." The gentleman examined the idol and found no apparent damage. "Where is the damage?" he asked. "There is a scratch on the nose of the idol." said the sculptor, still busy with his work. "Where are you going to install the idol?"

The sculptor replied that it would be installed on a pillar twenty feet high. "If the idol is that far, who is going to know that there is a scratch on the nose?" the gentleman asked… The sculptor stopped his work, looked up at the gentleman, smiled and said, "I will know it."

The desire to excel is exclusive of the fact whether someone else appreciates it or not. "Excellence" is a drive from inside, not outside. Excellence is not for someone else to notice but for your own satisfaction and efficiency.

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The desire to excel and do a great job should be a driving force in each of us.

Every time you do a job, ask yourself-

1. Is this the best I can do or is there something that could be done better?
2. Is there something that I can do, that makes it better?
3. If someone else did this, will they do the same or will it be better? What can I do differently?
4. Will people be able to recognize it is work done by ME? (what is the unique element in the work done, that is my “signature”).

Starting today, look at leaving your mark in everything you do.

You will leave a legacy that others can only look up to & strive to reach.

One job at a time. One extra “signature” at a time.