Sharpen Your Skills - Sharpen the Axe

Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job as a timber cutter, and he got it. The pay was really good and so were the work conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best.
His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to work.
The first day, the woodcutter brought 18 trees.
"Congratulations," the boss said. "Carry on!"
Motivated by the boss’ words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he could only bring 15 trees. The third day he tried even harder, but he could bring only10 trees. Day after day he was bringing less and less trees.
"I must be losing my strength", the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on.
"When was the last time you sharpened your axe?" the boss asked.
"Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees..."
Let us reflect for a moment on the actions we take. Do we think our actions through, take time out for self development, to sharpen the saw or are we, like the woodcutter, in the above story, in a race to achieve our goals.
Each and every one of us has to sharpen our skills once in a while. Take time to think things through, prioritize and strategize how to reach your goals the best way possible.

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