How to Get Attention

I am always amazed by excellence.  That can be in a performance, a completed task, a book or work of art, whatever.  When things are done with excellence you just can’t ignore them.  Success-minded people are drawn to excellence in all areas of life.  For those who love excellence two things happen: one is that you find it hard to settle for anything less.  The other is that you are driven to give nothing less from yourself.

                Excellence is not perfection.  Those who are driven to be perfect are never satisfied and find themselves frustrated and disappointed all the time.  Those who seek excellence give the very best they have.  Since no one is perfect, they are not surprised that they are not perfect either.  They give their best and after that, they strive to do even better.  Success-minded people know that perfection is the top and you cannot grow past it, however, excellence is a constant state of learning and growth and you can always find more.

"Be so good they can’t ignore you."

- Steve Martin

Comedian/Actor

                The problem many have with not being perfect is they stop trying.  Since they cannot be perfect, why go to all the work?  So they stop and settle for mediocre in their lives.  No one is attracted to mediocre, so they never achieve all that they could have if they only tried.  However, when you seek to be excellent in what you do, you will always be changing, learning new things and becoming better and better.  Remember that the freshest water is always moving.  Stagnant water soon becomes nasty and deadly.

                Do you want to become a real success at what you do?  Keep learning how to do it better.  Learn from those who are excellent in your area.  Read, work and try new things every day.  Never stop.  Never give up.  Never settles for less than your best.  You will know what your best is because it will bring you the greatest satisfaction and joy to all you do.

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