There came a day when you had a thought, “I am doing OK. Everything is going just fine.” Bills were paid, debts were manageable, kids were fed, hobbies were attended to, health was not an issue. Things just needed to go exactly the same way until the day you retire. Subconsciously, you changed your goal from “getting ahead” to “not getting fired.”
That was day you were fired.
Imagine the coach of a professional sport team, can he or she afford any one of the players giving anything less than 100%? In fact, each player faces younger, stronger, hungrier ones who will do anything to be on the starter list. The coach will replace any player that was not optimal for the goal: winning the game.
This is the same for all profession: only those who give 100% all the time get to be on the roster. You are a professional, just like a sport player. Your boss and your company will do anything to win, just like that team. Unlike that sport team, your company faces competition globally. Therefore, there are young and hungry people halfway across the world to compete with you. They will stop at nothing to make you obsolete. You should worry if your 100% is not good enough to stay in the game. Anything less is perilous to your job.
Almost everyday, I observe people coming to work with the intention of getting another day’s pay with minimal effort. And they look so hurt and surprised when they got fired.
If you don’t give 100% to your jobs, someone will force you to retire. Don’t try it.
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