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When I was younger I remember learning a poem that talked about the Evils of “Good Enough”. I had not seen the poem in a long time, and I am not even sure what made me think about it, but it got stuck in my head so I had to find it. With a little searching on Google, (you have to love google, you can find anything with google.) I came across the poem. It was shorter than I remembered, but it still carries the same message. I am posting it in hopes that other will find it useful.

Beware Good Enough
My Child, beware of “good enough,”
It isn’t made of sterling stuff.
It’s something anyone can do;
It marks the many from the few.

The flaw which may escape the eye,
And temporarily get by;
Shall weaken underneath the strain,
And wreck the ship, the car, or plane.

With “good enough,” the car breaks down,
And one falls short of high renown.
My child, remember and be wise,
In “good enough”, disaster lies.

With “good enough,” the shirkers stop,
In every factory and every shop;
With “good enough,” the failures rest,
And lose to the one who gives the best.

Who stops at “good enough” shall find,
Success has left them far behind.
For this is true of you and your stuff–
Only the best is “good enough.”

-Author Unknown-