I was 19 years old and had just started working at Price Club. I was working for less than a month and was awarded "Employee of the Month". How did it happen? Simple. I went above and beyond "normal" effort. This is something you can apply to ALL areas of life, not just your work or career. Good enough is the death of greatness.

LESSONS:

Complacency is when you find yourself saying, That's not my job.
To achieve more in life you must be willing to do more, even if the pay off is not immediate.
Normal actions = normal results. This is also known as average. You're a Spartan and Spartans don't do anything with average effort or intentions. Get out there and be AWESOME.