I received a forwarded message a few days ago... It was a nice motivational story about a woodcutter which goes something like this:
Once there was a young man called Pandu. He won a contract for cutting trees for a timber company. On the first day, he walked in with his shiny new axe. With a lot of excitement, he went and chopped down 10 trees on the very first day. His client was very impressed.
On day two, he chopped down 11 trees and a whole dozen on day 3. Then, for some reason, he managed to cut only 9 trees on day 4. From then onwards, his performance kept falling. He would work a lot harder and yet manage to cut less and less every passing day.
A week later, his client called him and asked him what was wrong. Even Pandu couldn't understand why his output was coming down.
Finally, the client asked him to get his axe and they noticed that the axe had lost its edge and had become blunt.
Client: When was the last time you sharpened this axe?
Pandu: Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe, I have been very busy trying to cut trees. That's when he realised his own mistake.
Moral of the story - Every once in a while, you need to take a break and sharpen your (proverbial) axe from time to time so you can continue working at the same level.
That's where the story ends. That is also where the thinking starts.
If you were the woodcutter, you basically would have two choices. Work till your axe is blunt and become blunt yourself or sharpen the axe like the story tells.
But wait!!!
Imagine this, Pandu worked for a few days and regularly sharpened his axe. He was the client's favourite because he could deliver atleast 12-14 trees per day. But,Pandu was not satisfied with this because he knew he could do better.
Over the next few weeks, Pandu saved up some money and bought a small chain saw. With the chainsaw, his output increased to 20 trees per day. His client was very happy and gave him a huge bonus.
A few weeks later, Pandu purchased an industrial strength chain saw which could chop down almost 30 trees a day. He was now the best performer for his client and way ahead of any other woodcutters.
While all others had regularly sharpened their axes, Pandu actually chose to move on from the axe and acquire better tools.
As years went by, he continued expanding his collection of tools. One chainsaw became 2, 2 became 4, he got a few more guys to help him as time went by, opened a contracting agency, became successful and lived happily ever after...
Pandu is not a fictional figure here.... he can be anyone of us. The axe is not just an axe... it can be a Laptop for someone, a toolkit for someone else, a smartphone for you and a box full of raw materials for me...
The point I'm trying to make is that in today's time and age, its not enough to have an axe and keep it sharp. Its critical to continue adding more and more to one's existing tools and skills and use them to gain that competitive edge...
Are you happy sharpening your axe or do you plan to acquire something better?
Think about it!!!
Once there was a young man called Pandu. He won a contract for cutting trees for a timber company. On the first day, he walked in with his shiny new axe. With a lot of excitement, he went and chopped down 10 trees on the very first day. His client was very impressed.
On day two, he chopped down 11 trees and a whole dozen on day 3. Then, for some reason, he managed to cut only 9 trees on day 4. From then onwards, his performance kept falling. He would work a lot harder and yet manage to cut less and less every passing day.
A week later, his client called him and asked him what was wrong. Even Pandu couldn't understand why his output was coming down.
Finally, the client asked him to get his axe and they noticed that the axe had lost its edge and had become blunt.
Client: When was the last time you sharpened this axe?
Pandu: Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe, I have been very busy trying to cut trees. That's when he realised his own mistake.
Moral of the story - Every once in a while, you need to take a break and sharpen your (proverbial) axe from time to time so you can continue working at the same level.
That's where the story ends. That is also where the thinking starts.
If you were the woodcutter, you basically would have two choices. Work till your axe is blunt and become blunt yourself or sharpen the axe like the story tells.
But wait!!!
Imagine this, Pandu worked for a few days and regularly sharpened his axe. He was the client's favourite because he could deliver atleast 12-14 trees per day. But,Pandu was not satisfied with this because he knew he could do better.
Over the next few weeks, Pandu saved up some money and bought a small chain saw. With the chainsaw, his output increased to 20 trees per day. His client was very happy and gave him a huge bonus.
A few weeks later, Pandu purchased an industrial strength chain saw which could chop down almost 30 trees a day. He was now the best performer for his client and way ahead of any other woodcutters.
While all others had regularly sharpened their axes, Pandu actually chose to move on from the axe and acquire better tools.
As years went by, he continued expanding his collection of tools. One chainsaw became 2, 2 became 4, he got a few more guys to help him as time went by, opened a contracting agency, became successful and lived happily ever after...
Pandu is not a fictional figure here.... he can be anyone of us. The axe is not just an axe... it can be a Laptop for someone, a toolkit for someone else, a smartphone for you and a box full of raw materials for me...
The point I'm trying to make is that in today's time and age, its not enough to have an axe and keep it sharp. Its critical to continue adding more and more to one's existing tools and skills and use them to gain that competitive edge...
Are you happy sharpening your axe or do you plan to acquire something better?
Think about it!!!
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