Do Small Things Well

Do Small Things Well Michelangelo was working on a statue for several days and he was taking a long time to retouch every small detail, which seemed rather insignificant to a bystander. When asked why he did it, Michelangelo replied: “Trifles make perfection and perfection is no trifle.” Most people forget how fast you did a job, but they remember how well it was done. Matin Luther King, JR. said: “If a man is called to be streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven 做好每件小事 几天来,米开朗基罗一直在钻研一尊雕像。他用了很长时间去装饰每一个细节,但这些细节对旁观者来说似乎毫无意义。当有人问他为什么要这样做的时候,米开朗基罗说道:“琐事成就完美,追求完美并非琐事。” 大多数人会忘记你的工作速度有多快,但他们会记得你做得有多好。 小马丁·路德·金说:“作为一名清洁工,他就应该像米开朗基罗作画、贝多芬作曲或者莎士比亚写诗那样来清扫街道。他应该做得尽善尽美,以 composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well.” One cannot compromise on quality and service. It is said that Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s, found a fly during one of his visits at a franchise. Two weeks later the franchisee lost his franchise. Ray said: “You should work for pride and accomplishment. I was, brought up to understand that reward will come later.”至于所有的人都会停下来赞叹:这里有一位杰出的清洁工,他把工作做得这么完美。” 谁也不会在质量和服务面前妥协。据说麦当劳的创始人雷·科洛克有一次在参观一个法式快餐店时看到一只苍蝇,这家餐厅两周后就倒闭了。雷说道:“你应当为了荣誉和成就而工作,我从小就明白,回报终究会到来的。” The feeling of a job well done is a reward in itself. It is better to do small things well than do many things poorly. 很好地完成一项工作,其本身就是一种回报。做好每件小事,比把许多事情做糟要好的得多。