And then some. . .

I was challenged at church today. Our pastor spoke about how to do well at your job and enjoy it at the same time. Along the way (I say "along the way" because I really don't remember the context!) he said that three words make the difference between just getting  by with our work and really knocking it out of the park: And then some. 

Most workers do what it takes. Excellent workers do what it takes, and then some. Sometimes we do the minimum. What if we did the minimum and then some? He challenged us to think about our town (which presently suffers from a collective self-esteem problem) and what would happen if everyone decided to do what was required and then some. It's a cool vision. 

I'm going to try to keep this rolling around in my head for a few days. It would do me good (and maybe some others) if I would do what was right and then some.