MyfatherwokemeupearlyonemorningwhenIwasfourteen,andannounced"Getup!Youaregoingwithmetocutgrass."[33]Ifeltproudandexcited,becausemyfatherthoughtIwasresponsibleenoughtohelphiminhisbusiness.Still,thatfirstdaywasveryhard.Fromsunrisetosunset,myfather,myyoungerbrotherandIcutandtrimmedverylargeyardsinawell-to-dopartofthecity.Bytheendoftheday,Iwasexhausted,butIfeltgood.Ihadputinahardday'slaborandhadearnedsixdollars.Oneday,myfatherspottedsomeleavesIhadmissedcutting,andpulledmeaside.[34]"Cutthatsectionagain,"hesaidfirmly,"anddon'tmakemehavetotellyoutodoitagain."Themessagewasclear.Today,[35]Istresstheimportanceofdoingajobrightthefirsttime.EveryjobIhaveheld,fromcuttinglawnstowashingdishestoworkingamachineontheconstructionsite,Ihavelearnedsomethingthathelpsmeinmynextjob.Ifyouworkhardenough,youcanlearnfromanyjobyoudo.