One upon a time, there was little teen boy may be 14-15 years of age, One noon when the sun was fairly up in the sky, this boy reached on a telephone booth. He was tiny in height to reach telephone as that was kept on a height; hence he reached a carton box and pulled it near the telephone booth. Then, he climbed onto the carton box and proceeded to dial a phone number.
The store-owner observed and curiously listened to the conversation the boy had.
Little Boy asked, “Madam, I am a poor boy, can you give me the job of grass cutting in your lawn?”
Woman (at the other end of the phone line) replied, “Sorry, I already have someone to cut my lawn.”
Little Boy said, “Madam, I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now.”
Woman replied, “I’m very satisfied with the person who is presently cutting my lawn. He is doing a good job.”
Little Boy (with more perseverance) said, “Madam, I’ll even sweep your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in the city’
Woman, “No, thank you.”
With a smile on his face, the little boy drops the phone. The booth-owner, who was listening to all this conversation, walked over to the boy.
Booth Owner said, “Son… I liked your attitude; I also liked your positive spirit and would like to offer you a job.”
Boy replied, “No, thanks. I appreciate your job offer to me but I don’t need it”
Hearing this Booth Owner got angry and said loudly, “If that was the case then why were you calling the lady and pleading for one, when you were talking to the lady over phone. Were you trying to harass her?”
The little boy replied calmly, “No Sir, I was just checking my performance at the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to!
This is called “Self-Appraisal”, where we need to assess ourselves on our own.