Funky Street Sweeping
The Funky Street Sweeper
Most people are not hard acts to follow and that’s exactly why a commitment to excellence is the ultimate competitive advantage
Excellence is achieved via qualitative, not quantitative shifts in developing skills. Being part of a qualitatively different world or environment where excellence is expected and practiced is a key to achieving excellence.
The following quote from Martin Luther King beautifully demonstrates the meaning of a qualitative shift and how it pertains to personal excellence.
“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.”
Enjoy this video of the funkiest street sweeper in the world, Ziggy Dust.
The bin man spins, slides and twirls his litter stick as he collects rubbish around the streets of Hounslow, west London.
‘I love to see people smile when they see me dancing and the Council has been very supportive in letting me do my job in a different way,’ said Ziggy.
The moral of this message is simple: Find a calling and then deliver it with excellence and your own sense of style.
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Tags: Everything Counts, Excellence, Gary Ryan Blair, Martin Luther King, Street Sweeper
2 Responses to “Funky Street Sweeping”
Randy Nichols January 21st, 2010 at 4:31 am
I’ve been reading along for a while now. I just wanted to drop you a comment to say keep up the good work.
Wes Waltenspiel October 4th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Style, grace, and economy are key words to live by; it is important to remember the job at hand and be sure that the style does not impede or prevent the true object and nature of the job being done well and efficiently. As long as the litter is picked up and the streets are swept, I feel the dancing can add to everything, and some fun and charm spread along the way. But, I wonder how often the broom is used? Is the job getting done or is this smoke and mirrors and flash? Just asking?