Monday, July 17, 2017

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. - Aristotle


Ever wonder how the ones who "make it" in this world; how they did it?  It is quite simple; they are simply, repeatedly excellent.

That doesn't mean they do not make mistakes, that would make them perfect; but they are excellent.  They are excellent in their speaking, they are excellent in their thoughts, they are excellent in their deeds, they are excellent in their relationships, and they are excellent in business.

Anyone can hit excellence once, maybe even twice; but it only lasts if you make it a habit - being excellent every day.  When I was a kid, I used to listen to music; I was a big 80's hair band fan.  There were several "one hit wonders" that I enjoyed, but I don't remember most of them.  It was the bands that were consistently charting songs, they were "excellent" and continually put out albums (this was before the digital music age) that I remember.  Bands like:

Bon Jovi
Poison
Def Lepard
Van Halen
Aerosmith

You get the picture.

Make excellence a habit, something you do everyday in everything.  Excellence is a way of life, it is choosing to do right and be excellent in all walks of your life.  If you can master this thought, you too can be "excellent".  Simply make excellence a habit, not merely an act.

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