I want to talk about a concept my husband has shown me that has greatly impacted my life.
Be results-minded, not effort-minded. You can make efforts all day but if the result is not effective, than the important thing is not the effort but the result.
I could put effort into washing dishes and want to be appreciate that effort. But if I wash them so poorly that my husband has to wash them again, then the result means I should change the way I wash dishes. It is possible to help others in such a poor fashion that you would have done better not to help at all!
Effort-mindedness considers effort good enough no matter how unsuccessful it was. Results-mindedness leads to actual helpfulness and competence so that you can be relied on.
Be results-minded, not effort-minded. You can make efforts all day but if the result is not effective, than the important thing is not the effort but the result.
I could put effort into washing dishes and want to be appreciate that effort. But if I wash them so poorly that my husband has to wash them again, then the result means I should change the way I wash dishes. It is possible to help others in such a poor fashion that you would have done better not to help at all!
Effort-mindedness considers effort good enough no matter how unsuccessful it was. Results-mindedness leads to actual helpfulness and competence so that you can be relied on.
