Can be ordinary, can't be mediocre

Author: Liu Xingwang
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Not everyone is inwardly calm, but many are often restless; Not everyone is content with the ordinary, but many drift into mediocrity. Yearning for overnight fame, they ultimately end up in obscurity; Always loyal to duty, they unexpectedly achieve success. Bosses lament that talented people are hard to retain, while employees complain that their efforts are far from their rewards. Where is the balance point on the lever of management and self-management for employees? Where should bosses focus on the platform of employee professional training? The difference between the ordinary and the mediocre lies in mindset and attitude, in habits and identity, in taking responsibility and avoiding it. Dedicated to the extraordinary people on ordinary jobs. Doing simple things well is not simple; Doing ordinary things well is extraordinary—Zhang Ruimin.
The ordinary among us, on most days, clearly spend time doing small things. The only worry is that we might not do even small things well, or fail to execute them properly. — Chairman of Beijing Doctor De Culture Company, Wang Zhongqiu.
Greatness is hidden in the ordinary; Success is rooted in habits. — Habit Research Expert, Renowned Speaker Zhou Shiyuan.
Not everyone is inwardly calm, but many are often restless; Not everyone is content with the ordinary, but many drift into mediocrity. Yearning for overnight fame, they ultimately end up in obscurity; Always loyal to duty, they unexpectedly achieve success. Bosses lament that talented people are hard to retain, while employees complain that their efforts are far from their rewards. Where is the balance point on the lever of management and self-management for employees? Where should bosses focus on the platform of employee professional training? The difference between the ordinary and the mediocre lies in mindset and attitude, in habits and identity, in taking responsibility and avoiding it.