excellence
A Hard-hitting Fact on Achievement
“It’s lonely at the top. Ninety-nine percent of people in the world are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim
for mediocre. The level of competition is thus fiercest for ‘realistic’ goals, paradoxically making them the most time- and energy-consuming… The fishing is best where the fewest go, and the collective insecurity of the world makes it easy for people to hit home runs while everyone else is aiming for base hits. There is just less competition for bigger goals.” - Tim Ferriss in The 4-Hour Work Week
Thoughts on Excellence - March 11, 2010
"The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to
excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor." - Vince Lombardi
"People who have accomplished worthwhile work have had a very high sense of the way to do things. They have not been content with mediocrity. They have not confined themselves to the beaten tracks; they have never been satisfied to do things just as others do them, but always a little better. They always pushed things that came to their hands a little higher up, a little farther on. It is this quality of life's work. It is the constant effort to be fist-class in everything one attempts that conquers the heights of excellence." - Orison Sweet Marden
"The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they're expected to do -- they always reach." - Lee Iacocca