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7. COMPETENCE
Sometimes good is not enough. At a final interview with the president of a major corporation, a highly recommended young woman was asked two important questions:
“Exactly what can you do for us?” and “What are your specialties?”
“I can do almost anything,” the young lady replied.
“Well,” said the president, rising to his feet, “I have no use for anyone who can
do ‘almost’ anything. I’m looking for someone who can do one thing to
perfection.”
Everywhere, we meet men and women who are “almost” successful.
Here is a man who is almost a lawyer but not quite. Here is a woman who is almost a doctor but didn’t finish medical school.
How many people have almost mastered a second language?
More than once I’ve read the story of someone who wanted to be great but didn’t complete the task. The world is full of well-meaning efforts that end up half-completed results.
There’s a great crowd of humanity who can “half do” many things but can’t do one thing to perfection.
Competence is the difference between excellence and mediocrity.
Excerpted From What Makes The Great GREAT?, Dr. Dennis P. Kimbro, Ph.D, First Main Street Books, 1998.
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