I was rocking out to the Rolling Stones at work last night. We were stocking the grocery aisle when I serenaded a coworker. 'And I try... and I try... and I try... I really try, coworker.'
A customer looks up at me and seemingly smiles at my silliness. Then he pulls a ball point pen out of his pocket, approaches me in a very serious manner, and places the pen on a shelf. 'Do me a favor,' he starts, 'try and pick that up.'
I do.
He says, ' No, I said TRY and pick that up.'
A little confused I drop the pen and then immediately pick it back up. I look at him and he smirks. I drop the pen again. I start to try again and then I stop... 'Wait. What?'
'Try and pick it up.'
'I did. I picked it up. It's only a pen. If I try I'm pretty sure I can pick it up... every time,' I explain.
He nods and says, 'Exactly. Trying isn't about success or failure. It's a state of mind. Don't try. Do. It's a process and result. If you don't get the result you want then you tweak the process and try again.'
I thanked the grocery store Yoda, and went about my business. I kept revisiting his words all night long and couldn't help but thinking about his theory that it's all a process and result... Hm, who knew a little 'Satisfaction', some dry goods, and your local neighborhood grocery store could be so enlightening?
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