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The Woodcutter – Inspirational Story

By on January 30, 2012 in Attitude, Featured, Lesson, Moral, Motivation, Story

Once upon a time, a very strong woodcutter asked for a job with a timber merchant, and he got it. The pay was really good and so were the work conditions.

For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best.
His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter brought 21 trees.
“Congratulations,” the boss said. “Go on that way!”
Very motivated by the boss’ words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day but he only could bring 17 trees.
The third day he tried even harder, but he only could bring 10 trees.
Day after day he was bringing less and less trees.
“I must be losing my strength”, the woodcutter thought.
He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on.
“When was the last time you sharpened your axe?”
the boss asked. “Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe.
I have been very busy trying to cut trees.
Moral: Just hard work is not enough to achieve success. Work smart and with the right attitude to achieve success in life.

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37 Responses to The Woodcutter – Inspirational Story

  1. Akhil June 11, 2012 at 8:10 AM #

    Sara yor awesome. . Thank yo 🙂

  2. zineb May 15, 2012 at 6:28 PM #

    The best one 🙂
    Thank you for this beautiful and moral stories

  3. Arvind Kumar April 6, 2012 at 7:18 PM #

    Great One!!!!!!!

  4. Mostafa Said April 5, 2012 at 7:58 AM #

    thanQ Sara for this great story

  5. moazzam March 23, 2012 at 8:29 PM #

    Nice one sara keep it up

  6. moazzam March 23, 2012 at 8:26 PM #

    Nice one sara..keep it up

  7. Hafsah February 4, 2012 at 10:14 AM #

    gd story thnx sara

  8. Javed iqbal February 2, 2012 at 10:50 AM #

    Great Learnings …

  9. Anita February 1, 2012 at 3:06 PM #

    Nice thing to learn…Thanx Sara…

  10. devastated January 31, 2012 at 7:21 AM #

    I am in my late twenties, still waiting for the right direction.. now the situation is that even if i want to take a step and develop a road for improving my life and do some positive work like getting a degree and changing my field and doing something that interests me.. I think it would be just wastage of time.. plz help me what do i do!!

  11. HAIDER ALI786 January 31, 2012 at 5:15 AM #

    Nice One Sara Thanks for sharing…

  12. Sharif atwi January 30, 2012 at 9:19 PM #

    thanks sara it is so good 

    • Sara February 2, 2012 at 6:58 AM #

      Thanks Sharif. Share it with your friends!

  13. Hamwiyasser January 30, 2012 at 7:26 PM #

    very sensetive educational learning thank u all people who working in this channel

    • Sara February 2, 2012 at 6:59 AM #

      Please forward it to your friends and spread these messages.

  14. Mubarek Alamin85 January 30, 2012 at 5:06 PM #

    1~1

  15. Mohamedeid1967 January 30, 2012 at 12:54 PM #

    i surprised

  16. Jhgyhg January 30, 2012 at 12:48 PM #

    nysh!!!!!

  17. Alloutf January 30, 2012 at 12:12 PM #

    truly it very inspirational story thanks sarah
     

    • Sara February 2, 2012 at 7:00 AM #

      Nice to know you liked it. Share it with your friends.

  18. devastated January 30, 2012 at 12:06 PM #

    I am in my late twenties, still waiting for the right direction.. now the situation is that even if i want to take a step and develop a road for improving my life and do some positive work like getting a degree and changing my field and doing something that interests me.. I think it would be just wastage of time.. plz help me what do i do!!

  19. Yka January 30, 2012 at 12:01 PM #

    v. nice

  20. Msaleem119 January 30, 2012 at 10:18 AM #

    Good Mails, Thanks for inspriations

  21. Medgomaa January 30, 2012 at 9:39 AM #

    It was one of the seven habits for Dr. Stephen R. Covey

  22. asharaf kuzhivilayil January 30, 2012 at 9:35 AM #

    really it isw a motivational story……
    thank u very much sara….
     

  23. Ebrahim Patail January 30, 2012 at 9:21 AM #

    Thanks for the mails.

  24. Rahildj007 January 30, 2012 at 8:39 AM #

    good mails. Sara. thanks for all your mails.

  25. Nbantan January 30, 2012 at 8:28 AM #

    I love it

  26. nguyen January 30, 2012 at 7:56 AM #

    nice story sarah.. motivats me at d ri8 time!!

  27. Anonymous January 30, 2012 at 6:30 AM #

    Is the smartness an inborn quality?

    • nguyen January 30, 2012 at 7:55 AM #

      Smartness is almost the ability we develop day by day, sinc v learn new thngs and find a new way to accomplish ’em. Howvr vry few hav it inborn.. its never late today..!!

  28. Fatikerr5 November 25, 2011 at 6:11 PM #

    Cooooooooool !! I like it , sometime or most of the time one must just turn his mind on 

  29. heb@rox November 16, 2011 at 11:44 AM #

    nice

  30. YusefQasemQufaanAl-Yemeni September 18, 2011 at 7:37 PM #

    i wouldnt have thought of that, not sayin im not intelligent nor dumb lol
    nice! :p

  31. Abier Al.Madfah September 18, 2011 at 3:30 PM #

    be smart just like me! 😀

  32. Yuvi_creak February 12, 2011 at 10:10 AM #

    humbug!

  33. Delyo33 February 12, 2011 at 10:10 AM #

    very inspiring!