A
thought by Zig Ziglar (2003-01-01) from his book, Zig Ziglar's Life Lifters (p. 94). B&H Publishing. Kindle
Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)
So what does
he mean by that?
Zig says, “Sir
Walter Raleigh attended a prestigious boarding school when he was a youngster.
He was an excellent student and wanted to be number one in his class. However,
one lad always finished ahead of him, so he determined to discover the secret.
Each night when he prepared for bed, he looked across the grounds that
separated his room from that of his competitor and noticed that his candle was
still burning. One night he noticed that the other boy studied only about
fifteen minutes longer than he did. After that, Sir Walter Raleigh studied an
extra twenty minutes every night. At the end of the year he was the number one
student.”
He then
says, “I've often wondered how many students miss out on a college scholarship
because they did not study an additional twenty minutes each day. Research
shows that over 98 percent of all scholarships are either academic or hardship,
so some deserving students miss out not because of lack of ability, but because
of lack of effort. Many times people grow frustrated because promotions or
raises don't come as fast as they think they should, so they jump ship when
just around the corner the pro- motion awaits.”
He finishes
this section by saying, “I have often used the phrase ‘and then some,’ pointing
out to my audiences that you should keep every promise, and then some; give your
clients or customers everything they expect, and then some; give whatever you
do an honest effort, and then some. I first learned those words from former
secretary of state James Byrnes, who used that phrase when someone asked him to
explain his success in life and in the political arena. I believe that little
extra effort—that going ahead from where they are to do the best they can with
what they have, and then some—is what separates the successful from the
would-be successful.”
So what does “and then some” mean for you?
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