To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Not giving full effort wastes your inherent potential and abilities.
- In plain terms
- If you do not try your best, you waste your talent.
- What can you take from it?
- Always give your full effort to honor your potential.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you using your gifts fully?
- What would it mean to sacrifice your talent?
Another view
Expecting 100% always can lead to burnout.
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