Master The Small Things

Cal Ripken, Jr., who broke Lou Gehrig’s consecutive-game record, credits his father, Cal Ripken Sr. for the mentoring, coaching, and example to break the record.  Junior remembers that his father had many mottoes and pronouncements.  One of his favorite sayings was: “Do two million things right, and the big things take care of themselves.”  His point was to take pride in the fundamentals.

When you prove that you can be trusted with the small things, you will be trusted in the large things as well.