There’s so much talk about excellence today. Ours is a society obsessed with excellence. Are you striving to be your best? Are you committed to excellence or are you average? Though each of us is average in different areas of our lives how great it is to be excellent! And make no mistake about it, we can all be excellent! Successful individuals like the famed educator Booker T. Washington encourage us to do our best.
“Success may involve talent,” explained the celebrated choreographer Alvin Ailey. “But excellence involves YOU”
“If we are to move ahead as a people,” warned former U.S. congresswoman Shirley Chrisholm, “we must strive for the highest standards.” Achievers know the difference between average and excellence. Excellence means standing up to life, living your life for a case greater than yourself so future generations will know that YOU played a role. The successful are remembered for their contributions, and the failures are remembered because they tried but the average are just forgotten.
Strive to make excellence your standard. A commitment to excellence is the attitude to mediocrity. You need only to stand up and choose personal excellence. This act alone will guarantee your success.
