The only way to achieve excellence and be amongst the best-of-the-best, is to be absolutely committed to excellence. Achieving excellence, requires a willingness to put in the countless hours, make numerous small improvements and to never settle for anything that is ‘good enough’. This is only possible for those that are truly committed.
If you are doing something primarily for money and without a real emotional commitment, it will translate into something that lacks a soul and that has no connection to you.
George Leonard – Author – Mastery
A great strategy for success in life is to become good at something, anything, and let that feeling propel you to new and better victories. Success can be habit-forming.
Scott Adams – Author – How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
Top Books on Committing to Excellence
The Greatness Guide: Powerful Secrets for Getting to World Class
Authors: Robin S. Sharma,
We are made for greatness, even though some people choose to subdue it. Robin Sharma’s ideas will inspire you to challenge yourself, develop a better lifestyle and learn from some of the most successful people in the world. His words will help you reach your true potential.
Nail It Then Scale It
Authors: Nathan Furr,Paul Ahlstrom
Using examples like Edison and Jobs, Nathan Furr teaches the reader that doing the right thing is pointless when it is done in the wrong order. He also shares useful tips that will guide your venture to a sure success using tried & tested patterns and principles that some of the world’s most influential entrepreneurs employ.
Good to Great
Authors: Jim Collins
Jim Collins shares the results of an extensive study of 1436 companies, that narrowed down to the 11 great truly great companies to understand what helps make a company the leap from good to great. Understand the 7 core concepts that help companies achieve true enduring greatness.
The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence
Authors: Josh Waitzkin,
Becoming a World Champion in two extreme disciplines — chess and Tai Chi — made Josh Waitzkin realize that it isn’t chess or Tai Chi that he is good at. Rather, it is the art of learning. In this book, he uses his own life to explain how emotions can be used to fuel your creativity, how your weaknesses can be made into strengths, and many more life-changing lessons.
Other concepts on Excellence
Small Steps
We often see success and excellence post-facto, and it appears the sheer magnitude of what has been achieved seems impossible to replicate. What is not appreciated is that it was not any one major accomplishment, but a series of small steps taken consistently and persistently over a period of time that added up to something great.