How to do things great (vs. doing great things)

It’s hard to define what it means to do great things. What makes something significant enough to be called “great”? Who decides that—and when?

The questions are endless. And the answers, uncertain.

But there’s one thing easier to define: doing anything—no matter how small—in a great way.

Martin Luther King Jr. once said you can sweep the streets so well that all of heaven and earth pause to applaud. Sounds like something completely within the control of the sweeper. And maybe that applies to you right now, with that task at hand.

It doesn’t matter if your job feels small, if your boss is difficult, or if no one’s watching. It doesn’t even matter if you love it or not.

You can still choose to do it with care, intention, and focus.

That decision is yours. And that is how to do things great—even when you are unsure if you are doing great things.