It motivates you to try enough new approaches to common situations until you find one that works better than commonly-accepted method.

This commitment pushes you to ask, “Is this best I can do?” or “What new wrinkle can I add to make this better?” or “What can I learn from this that will make next time easier?”

The essential attitude here is that of a beginner. Not matter how experienced we are in our chosen work, as soon as we think we know it all, we realize we don’t.

Even if we have done a certain work for 20 years, we still find nuances, refinements, and special cases of that work that make us beginners, albeit on a different level.

Whatever you do, be a student of your business.

You will keep getting better and better and it will show.

Yet, he dove in and swam with all his heart.

After one lap, he felt extreme fatigue. However, despite his ungainly technique, he was determined to finish.

Seventeen thousand people began to root for this guy. They rose to their feet, cheering and shouting encouragement.

By time he became aware of crowd, he was so exhausted he could hardly move. Yet, in response to their enthusiasm, he gave a final effort and finished.

The crowd burst into thunderous and sustained applause as though he had won a medal.

His time was 1 minute and 52 seconds, far slower than a world-class swimmer.

The crowd did not care. This guy swam with all his heart.

To honor his effort, Australian team presented him with a “fast suit” worn by world-class swimmers.

Eric Moussambani may not be a world-class swimmer, but he is world class.