When I was 15, I got a summer job at the local hospital, where I was told that my duties would include mopping floors. I smiled and remembered Dad’s advice.
Even though my job was the (36) , I was thrilled to have any work to do at all. I didn’t see it as a handicap but as a (37) because it was my first job. I learned to be (38) and to meet certain standards. In return, I was treated with (39) by hospital staff and patients. Each morning I (40) that the plates coated with oatmeal would only make patients (41) , if I were not there to wash them clean. Once breakfast was done, I pitched it by (42) the floors of all patient wards, and cleaning toilets. Though I was exhausted, I knew that if the (43) didn’t shine, it would reflect badly on me. I wanted the job to be done well. People would beam and say: "That young guy surely does a good job." (44) .
Working at the hospital taught me that (45) . It doesn’t matter whether the commitment is mopping floors or managing a large business. (46) . I have mopped floors, and I have been promoted to manager. I think Dad would be proud of me.
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Through every job I have ever held, my father’s advice has a......