Swami Mukundananda
Why should I push myself to do my best instead of settling for the easy path?
Renounce the fruits, not the effort
If you wish to do something well, you need to exert yourself, yet people take the shorter path. Renounce the fruits of your work, but not the work itself.
Now the devotee has a motivation to do their best, and that motivation is because the devotee is consecrating the work to the Supreme.