Comments on: Best Efforts http://shallowthinker.com/2009/06/best-efforts/ No deep thoughts here...try somewhere else. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:38:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Heather http://shallowthinker.com/2009/06/best-efforts/comment-page-1/#comment-18779 Heather Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:36:51 +0000 http://shallowthinker.com/?p=1388#comment-18779 You know I went to grad school with a husband and child so I can feel your pain. I had to make choice in a couple of classes about how hard I could/would work. I knew that I could not do the work it took for an A and take care of my family. So..... I got two B's in my three years of grad school. It pained me each time I earned a B but in the long run it doesn't matter a bit! Earn a B in the classes and an A with your girls.....you'll be glad you did ( and they will too)! :) You know I went to grad school with a husband and child so I can feel your pain. I had to make choice in a couple of classes about how hard I could/would work. I knew that I could not do the work it took for an A and take care of my family. So….. I got two B’s in my three years of grad school. It pained me each time I earned a B but in the long run it doesn’t matter a bit!

Earn a B in the classes and an A with your girls…..you’ll be glad you did ( and they will too)! :)

]]> By: Alana http://shallowthinker.com/2009/06/best-efforts/comment-page-1/#comment-18663 Alana Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:41:27 +0000 http://shallowthinker.com/?p=1388#comment-18663 YES! Good enough is fine. One, having a B average won't matter one bit when you've got that degree. Two, ignoring your kids and your wife often does matter. Three, there's nothing wrong with being mediocre. Lots of us are mediocre achievers and really, really happy. Being great at life is more important than being great at school. Sadly, I didn't figure this out until after college. In fact, I think I was in graduate school at the time. Huh... Lastly, as my mom used to say to me, "No one is paying any attention to you." Except those people I mentioned in item two. YES! Good enough is fine. One, having a B average won’t matter one bit when you’ve got that degree. Two, ignoring your kids and your wife often does matter. Three, there’s nothing wrong with being mediocre. Lots of us are mediocre achievers and really, really happy. Being great at life is more important than being great at school. Sadly, I didn’t figure this out until after college. In fact, I think I was in graduate school at the time. Huh…

Lastly, as my mom used to say to me, “No one is paying any attention to you.” Except those people I mentioned in item two.

]]> By: Nikki Hardeman http://shallowthinker.com/2009/06/best-efforts/comment-page-1/#comment-18626 Nikki Hardeman Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:38:53 +0000 http://shallowthinker.com/?p=1388#comment-18626 I learned in seminary that occasionally, it was ok to do "just good enough". In fact it is a good lesson in humility. One day, I was talking with a friend about what a hard time I was having keeping up with everything -- my limits were being pushed beyond what was I able to give. This friend looked at me and said, "Nikki, you can't make A's in everything." Everything included all the many roles I play everyday. It was freeing to think that I might let myself earn a B in something and it was good to be able to choose what that would be. I chose to make a B in a class instead of some of my relational roles with family. Good luck working it all out. I learned in seminary that occasionally, it was ok to do “just good enough”. In fact it is a good lesson in humility. One day, I was talking with a friend about what a hard time I was having keeping up with everything — my limits were being pushed beyond what was I able to give. This friend looked at me and said, “Nikki, you can’t make A’s in everything.” Everything included all the many roles I play everyday. It was freeing to think that I might let myself earn a B in something and it was good to be able to choose what that would be. I chose to make a B in a class instead of some of my relational roles with family. Good luck working it all out.

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