This is the story about what usually happen in workplace. In one time, there's a young man named Tyler (Ty). In his daily days, he works as an administration assistant (admin), he works for a lot work to provide any bureaucracy and administration matters for many projects. Well, as 'in the middle' person, he has to facilitate between operation division and program division. In Program's side, they need for all administration matters getting in a quick process, meanwhile the operation division needs to make an accountable procedure for many project to prevent any corruption dealing. This is when the burden and the struggle for Tyler has started.

His boss in program division, Sandy, is an ambitious person. He wants everything proceed fast, because he also has many schedule to go in his program. But, in the other side, Morgan, the operation division boss is also a 'mad' person. He didn't want everything proceed unless every single procedure was completed, and this makes all the process takes time. When Ty try to explain to his boss about all the procedure, Sandy really upset and angry to Ty and then order Try to make all the process faster whatever the way is. But, when Ty try to deal with Morgan, Morgan also yelling at Ty why he can't do all the procedure in the order. All the pressure in both side makes Ty actually really confuse. He said to himself " Why they mad at me?"At that time, Ty loose his motivation to work. He fell as he is the victim, helpless, and can do nothing because of these top management.

Ty now angry, Ty now really mad. He almost quit for his current job. In his despair, he walk in some afternoon days to a workshop. He plan to repair his motorcycle into the closest workshop in his neighborhood. Suddenly, he have some inspiration that could change his motivation to work at that time. He looks closely how the repairman work to repair his motorcycle. The repairman take a sandpaper to clean all his motorcycle components one by one. After a while, the sandpaper become soft and not rough anymore, while the motorcycle components, one by one become clean and free from rust. Each components of Ty's motorcycle now installed. Every clean components made Ty's motorcycle looks and feel 'fresh' and ready to take an action.

This events makes Ty think: "Those bosses are like this sandpapers, they are rough but in a time, they will become soft and can do nothing again. While me... just like this rusty components. Their act will improve my character so that i will become more patience and more grew up." That time, Ty decide to hang on a little bit to prove this inspiration. And how about the rest? Both Sandy and Morgan still do the same... but not with Ty, he has been changed. Now he can smile and now he more patience unlike yesterday. He still do the same: administration and bureaucracy matters, but now he do those with the best he can do, although Sandy and Morgan still 'push' him, but now Ty can accept their behave. Day by day... Ty became improved. His character now improved. Now, he realize that he become the patience person ever and he can face all of the pressure that he receive.

How about Sandy and Morgan, His bosses? It seems that they are become act softer to Ty. They confess that Ty is the strong person and able to do many task in difficult situation. Now, they even became Ty's friend, not act like boss anymore. Yeah.. seems those two 'madman' lost their energy to yelling to Ty, but now Ty have much improvements in his character and in his hearts. Now, Ty is the one who have a lot of energy to do many difficult task. In the end, he promoted to become manager.

Well, this is the real story that i have in my work place, it actually talk about many situation that always hard for us. Many pressure from top to the bottom, from left to the right, but in the end, they who pressure us will lose their energy. This what i call about the sandpaper. Sandpaper has a rough texture, and when it scratch you, it hurts at the beginning. But, if you follow the flow, they will lose their rough texture soon or later, meanwhile your texture will become softer and good to look at. Your texture maybe is a character, your heart, or many things inside you. So, from this sandpaper analogy, we could say that we must keep our perseverance in our workplace while we still have to do our job with all of our best effort. If we can do the best thing in the beginning, we will have the best thing also in the end.

May this story will be your fresh motivation in your daily days.