“When you go the extra mile, you are seldom delayed by a traffic jam.”

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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