I recently saw a landscaper flying through a lawn on a mower going at full tilt. Grass was flying everywhere. The white siding on an outbuilding was blasted with clippings. A swimming pool was defiled.

So after an hour, the lawn was mowed. The landscaper had done his job.

However, the real goal – the property owner's goal – was to have a well-tended property. That goal wasn't achieved.

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Do your job. Do it well. But remember that your job is often part of a larger story. If you've made a mess of other areas while doing your job, you haven't really done your job at all.

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