Ordinary People can fool anyone in the short term.
GREAT people build trust and earn respect for the long term.
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Ordinary People panic about deadlines and forget their priorities.
GREAT People know that spending time with loved ones and doing work that matters is all that counts.
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Ordinary people spend too much time talking and complaining.
GREAT people take action quietly and without fuss.
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Ordinary people watch TV when they get home.
GREAT people read books, write journals and meditate.
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Ordinary people seek attention.
GREAT people let their work and conduct speak for them.
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Ordinary people dodge responsibility – ‘someone else will clean up the problem’
GREAT people take ownership of challenges with a smile on their face.
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Ordinary people gossip and tear others down to get ahead.
GREAT people take others with them on the way up.
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Ordinary people skip class or lectures or seminars.
GREAT people know that education and learning pays off.
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Ordinary people pick up take away food on the way home.
GREAT people pick up groceries, cook at home and make enough for lunch the next day.
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Ordinary people react defensively to customers with gripes or demands.
GREAT people listen patiently and show empathy.
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Ordinary people swear and use clichés.
GREAT people have impeccable conduct and use language like art.
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Ordinary vs. GREAT. Which one are you?
We all can act ordinary sometimes. GREAT people however are mindful when they are being ordinary and step up to greatness every time.