The Goose and the Golden Eggs
Imagine living on farm.
A lovely farm.
One day, you wake up to find that your goose has laid an egg.
A special egg.
A golden egg.
What will you do?
Of course you will be over the moon and you will take care of your goose, because you love it.
Of course not.
Because of the golden egg.
But, as time passes and your greed builds up, you might be tempted to open the goose’s belly to get all the eggs at once, only to realize that there’s no more gold in your goose, and you’ve lost it .
You’ve lost it forever.
This is a famous parable, and I’m sure you’ve heard it before.
Stephen Covey, the author of “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” uses this story to illustrate the importance of taking care of the source (the goose) just as you would care for the results (the golden eggs).
He calls this habit “Sharpen the Saw.”
To get the maximum result from the goose, you need to take care of it.
This concept has helped me a lot in taking care of myself.
