Sharpening

I received this in a email today, makes sense, so shared it.

Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber
merchant, and he got it. His salary was really good and so were the
working 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
fell the trees.

The first day, the woodcutter brought 15 trees.

"Congratulations," the boss said. "Carry on with your work!"

Highly motivated by the words of his boss, the woodcutter tried harder the
next day, but he only could bring 10 trees. The third day he tried even
harder, but he was only able to bring 7 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..."

Most of us NEVER update our skills. We think that whatever we have learned
is very much enough. But good is not good when better is expected.
Sharpening our skills from time to time is the key to success.