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Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job with a timber merchant, and he got it. His salary was really good and so were the working conditions.

For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best. His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to fell the trees.

The first day, the woodcutter brought down 15 trees."Congratulations,” the boss said. "Carry on with your work! "Highly motivated by the words of his boss, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he only could bring 10 trees down.

The third day he tried even harder, but he was only able to bring down 7 trees. Day after day he was bringing lesser number of trees down."I must be losing my strength", the woodcutter thought.

He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on."When was the last time you sharpened your axe?" the boss asked."Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees..." That's right.

Most of us NEVER update our skills. We think that whatever we have learned is very much enough. But good is not good when better is expected.

Sharpening our skills from time to time is the key to success.

One cannot expect success tomorrow, by working today with yesterday's tool

 
8 comments on "Update yourself"
  Commented by  malladi madhukumar, AGM -MKTG, Andhra Cements Ltd    | 03 20 2010 19:10:26 +0000
Mr.Dsesihan Pl do not encourage tree felling. I am joking. A great story reminding us about the necessity to sharpen and update the skills for better output. Thank u for this story.
  Commented by  Ajay Ziz, Deputy Registrar, University of Jammu    | 03 02 2010 05:30:42 +0000
a simple wood cutter started working with the merchant for upgrading his families status .. he worked day & night continuously sharpening his axe and increased turnover manifolds ..

but could not achieve his objective due to shrewdness of merchant ..

alas the poor woodcutter aka kalidas ..
An old story, but still very refreshing and reminding us of the essentials ... Thanx for the refer, toostep is an excellent tool to sharpen our senses !
  Commented by  RAMESH KANDADAI, Principal Consultant, ARM Consultants    | 02 25 2010 11:27:51 +0000
Excellent moral to the story!
  Commented by  ujjval jain, All roles for me, Abhishek Ent    | 02 25 2010 10:33:37 +0000
Thanks Dhesihan for the nice morale & thanks to other members at toostep for sharing their wisdom.
  Commented by  Makrand Bhave, Marketing & MICE, WIZCRAFT International    | 02 25 2010 10:18:20 +0000
Such simple stories that have a very deep and meaningful impact on your life and working! Thanks for the referral Dheshan and keep up the good work! :)
  Commented by  Nitin M Aras, Head/VP/GM-Tech. Support, Wintech Taparia Limited    | 02 25 2010 10:11:59 +0000
Dear friend Dhehisan ... good moral ... liked it and appreciated..
so keep in touch with book and knowledgeable persons on network to enhance our education and sharpen your tools as well ... thanks to TOOSTEP
  Commented by  karthik, Tester, Excelacom Technologies    | 02 25 2010 09:37:25 +0000
Nice story to highlight the importance of sharpening the skills
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