Today has been a bit of a “chore” day around the house. It’s not so much the word “thorough” that was important for me to teach the kids, but rather today’s thought.
The thought, or our ‘theme’ for the day is: If you’re going to do a job, do it well. If you’re going to put in the time, you might as well do a great job… it takes the same amount of time to go through the motions!
It’s a simple, basic thought for kids. BUT, as grown-ups, we know full well that it makes a tremendous difference.
It ties in closely with responsibility and being accountable and conscientous. We’ve talked about how it’s not a great character trait to get into the habit of saying “it’s good enough” in most circumstances. If we CAN do better, then we SHOULD do better.
I’m trying to keep this in perspective so as not to raise completely anal-retentive, perfectionist off spring!! It certainly is NOT about being perfect. But it IS about doing your best, being thorough and completing the task at hand.
We’ve been talking about all the people and examples that we’d never want to hear “good enough” or “close enough” or “nobody will notice it’s not quite right or quite complete” from… like your surgeon, your pilot, your dentist, an astronaut, a politician (no further comment!), a teacher, a scientist, a lawyer, your hair stylist, your banker, a cashier, a pharmacist… and so on.
My favorite thought regarding today’s theme is “Do the right thing – and your best – whether anyone notices or not.”
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serving up the healthy stuff first is a great idea that I’ve incorporated (from you–thanks!) into our lifestyle. If we were going out to dinner, I used to encourage the kids not to eat before dinner so they wouldn’t ruin their appetite. Now I give them all they want to eat of healthy choices before we leave and if they only eat a little out or it’s not the best choice, I’m okay with that because I know they started with better choices. Keep repeating this concept–it’s a GREAT one!