Honorable beginnings should serve to awaken curiosity, not to heighten people's expectations. We are much better off when reality surpasses our expectations, and something turns out better than we thought it would.
Every step of the way, I made a point to underpromise and overdeliver. In the long run, that's the only way to ensure security in any job.
Promise little and do much.
It is better to underpromise and overdeliver than vice versa. For this one need not break the law of the land.
What I've always tried to do is undersell and overdeliver.
If there's one thing I learned from Rodrick, it's to set people's expectations real low so you end up surprising them by practically doing nothing at all.
Better understated than overstated. Let people be surprised that it was more than you promised and easier than you said.
It's always better if you can keep the bar low, and then exceed the expectation. When it's high, that makes the job even tougher. But, I think we're up for the challenge. We're ready.
