Done is Good... ?
Philosophy of completing the Job.. by RKT
Just do it !
"Done is Good...
Done Good is Better...
Done Better is Best...
But...
Done is Good..."
So when the show must go on depending on the level of urgency...
Done is Good.
I present this theory to you in analogy of tasks needed to be completed in our lives
- From chores to Education
I wish to indulge the consideration then of a few more lines...
"Done is Good...
Done Good is Better...
Done Better is Best...
Done Best is Brilliant...
Done Brilliant is QUINTESSENTIAL!
Yet sometimes - Done is Good."
Which begs the question... How DONE, How Good do you want to be when you just do it?
- RKT
Richard Kerry Thompson
Done Is Good
Done Good is Better
Done Better is Best
Done Best is Brilliant
Done is Brilliant is Quintessential
JUST DO IT
Do it. Just do it. Don't let your dreams be dreams. Yesterday, you said tomorrow. So just do it. Make your dreams come true. Just do it. Some people dream of success, while you're gonna wake up and work hard at it. Nothing is impossible. You should get to the point where anyone else would quit, and you're not gonna stop there. No, what are you waiting for? Do it! Just do it! Yes you can. Just do it. If you're tired of starting over, stop giving up.
Do it. Just do it. Don't let your dreams be dreams. Yesterday, you said tomorrow. So just do it. Make your dreams come true. Just do it. Some people dream of success, while you're gonna wake up and work hard at it. Nothing is impossible. You should get to the point where anyone else would quit, and you're not gonna stop there. No, what are you waiting for? Do it! Just do it! Yes you can. Just do it.
If you're tired of starting over, stop giving up.
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From my Brother Mikey... He says...
Good, Better, Best
Don’t let it rest
Till the good is better
And the better is best
Pretty Good
Pretty Good
By Charles Osgood*
There once was a pretty good student.
Who sat in a pretty good class
And was taught by a pretty good teacher.
Who always let pretty good pass.
He wasn’t terrific at reading;
He wasn’t a whiz-bang at math;
But for him education was leading
Straight down a pretty good path.
He didn’t find school too exciting,
But he wanted to do pretty well.
And he did have some trouble with writing,
And nobody had taught him to spell.
When doing arithmetic problems,
Pretty good was regarded as fine;
Five and five needn’t always add up to be ten.
A pretty good answer was nine.
The pretty good student was happy
With the standards that were in effect.
And nobody thought it was sappy
If his answers were not quite correct.
The pretty good class that he sat in
Was part of a pretty good school.
And the student was not an exception;
On the contrary, he was the rule.
The pretty good school that he went to
Was right there in a pretty good town.
And nobody there ever noticed
He could not tell a verb from a noun.
The pretty good student, in fact, was
A part of a pretty good mob,
And the first time he knew what he lacked was
When he looked for a pretty good job.
It was then, when he sought a position,
He discovered that life can be tough,
And he soon had a sneaky suspicion
Pretty good might not be good enough.
The pretty good town in our story
Was part of a pretty good state
Which had pretty good aspirations
and prayed for a pretty good fate.
There was once a pretty good nation.
Pretty proud of the greatness it had.
But which learned much too late.
If you want to be great,
Pretty good is, in fact, pretty bad.
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Done is Good...
Done Good is Better...
Done Better is Best...
Done Best is Brilliant...
Done Brilliant is QUINTESSENTIAL !
But, Done is Good?
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Good Enough Edgar A. Guest
My son, beware of "good enough,"
It isn't made of sterling stuff;
It's something any man can do,
It marks the many from the few,
It has not merit to the eye,
It's something any man can buy,
It's name is but a sham and bluff,
For it is never "good enough."
With "good enough" the shirkers stop
In every factory and shop;
With "good enough" the failures rest
And lose to men who give their best;
With "good enough" the car breaks down
And men fall short of high renown.
My son, remember and be wise
In "good enough" disaster lies.
With "good enough" have ships been wrecked,
The forward march of armies checked,
Great buildings burned and fortunes lost;
Nor can the world compute the cost
In life and money it has paid
Because at "good enough" men stayed.
Who stops at "good enough" shall find
Success has left him far behind.
There is no "good enough" that's short
Of what you can do and ought.
The flaw which may escape the eye
And temporarily get by,
Shall weaken under the strain
And wreck the ship or car or train.
For this is true of men and stuff—
Only the best is "good enough."
Collected Verse of Edgar Guest
Cutchogue, NY: Buccaneer Books, 1976, 465
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DONE IS GOOD - IS UNDERSTOOD?
SOOOO??? Can the Ceiling hold YOU ????
Worksheet on Pretty Good
Name
Date
Period
Expectations & Standards
Reread the poem and answer the following questions.
***ALWAYS use complete sentences and WRITE NEATLY***
1. Define “Pretty Good” as the term is used in this poem.
2. Should we be concerned with the quality of work, as long as the work gets done? Why or why not?
3. What does it mean to you as a student to have a good work ethic? How does this carry over into other areas of your life?
4. What is the message of this poem? Is the overall message optimistic or pessimistic and why?
5. Do you agree with the message of this poem? Why or why not?
6. I believe this poem is a true picture of one type of student. What do you think my expectations and standards will be for you in this class?
So Good , So Good, So Good !!!
Charles Osgood, CBS News from “The Osgood Files”, © 1986, CBS Inc.