First of all, I don’t play guitar. So, don’t start emailing / commenting about which guitar is better, etc. Moving on, Reuters has a very interesting story up about the story of Paul Reed Smith guitars. The piece discusses how PRS guitars are expanding in a bad economy, how their cost does not act as a deterrent to those that really want them, how they well treat their customers, and how they have impacted the guitar industry.
To me the story is interesting in several regards. First, it shows that devotion to perfecting a craft / skill is still important to some. Too many time speed / cost is valued over craftsmanship / quality. Those two things (craftsmanship and quality) are often forgotten in a disposable / mass production world. Secondly, it shows that people can still succeed when they focus on the taste / matter at hand. That too is often missed in world where we are told that short cuts can be taken to success and that people can not live out their dreams either due to some intangible limiting factor.
Those two points also make me think about how I can better focus on the things that I put my hands / labor too. Quality and mastery should be our goals in all en devours, and such habits tend to rub off on those around us as we model both the benefits and toils it takes to succeed. Just something to consider as you take on your next project – be it professional, personal, spiritual, physical or mechanical.
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