On Feb 14, 2007, at 8:25 PM, Leslie Bartlett wrote: > Whattaya think????????????????????????? I wonder who made you > god......... Wow. There is a vast difference in confidence and > arrogance, the realization that in all things human, humans will > prove themselves fallible. My point is, Les, that I am, have been, and continue to be completely fallible, and hopefully more and more confident and less and less arrogant. I have made every single mistake that it's possible for a piano technician to make; I've failed in every realm of this business, usually many times, and I've got regrets, and skeletons in the closet. What I do have, and have had for quite a while, is a super-high standard for myself in this work, because I know how lazy and unfocused I can be; I know how my mind can make excuses and rationalizations for why I shouldn't give my best, shouldn't BE excellent all the time. I know, by my teaching and mentoring experiences, and being in close relationship & friendship with many other craftsmen and women, that I'm not alone in this struggle, and that I need help in staying excellent---sometimes I need to be strong with myself and other people, and I was directing that strength to the notion that something that's "acceptable" or even "more than acceptable" is the bar we want to set for ourselves as respected, honored professionals. I hope you understand my point more clearly now.... David Andersen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070215/1698bd7b/attachment.html
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