Sharpen your edges

John, a woodcutter, worked for a company for five years but never got a raise.

The company hired Bill and within a year he got a raise. This caused resentment in John and went to his boss to talk about it. The boss said, ‘You are still cutting the same number of trees you were cutting five years ago. We are a result-oriented company and would be happy to give you a raise if your productivity goes up. ‘John went back, started hitting harder and putting longer hours but he still wasn’t able to cut more trees. He went back to his boss and told him about the challenge. The boss told John to go and talk to bill. ‘Maybe there is something Bill knows that you and I don’t.’ John asked Bill how he managed to cut more tress.

Bill answered, ‘After every tree I cut, I take a break for two minutes and sharpen my axe’.

When was the last time you sharpened your axe? This question hit him like a bullet and John got his answer.

Just like our body, need food every day, our mind needs good thoughts everyday. We must feed our mind with pure and positive thought to stay on track.