As I was growing up, my Dad would often remind me that any job worth doing was worth doing to the very best of my abilities. I believe this basic, yet very sound principle has been the foundation of a very productive life-one of the many "Attitudes of Excellence" that has been woven into the very fiber of my being over the years. Let me share a few more Attitudes of Excellence with you.
• Excellence is working hard, even when you really don't feel like it.
• Excellence is overcoming difficult obstacles, challenges, and roadblocks, with enthusiasm.
• Excellence is picking yourself up by the bootstraps, one more time than you have been knocked down.
• Excellence is taking responsibility whenever you make a mistake or error in judgement.
• Excellence is having an incredible reputation of integrity.
• Excellence is doing what you tell people you will do.
• Excellence is loving your neighbor and being more caring toward others and not just thinking of yourself.
Excellence is not something you can achieve all at once. As with so many other things in life, it is a process that goes on for the rest of our lives. But having an Attitude of Excellence–that is, making a conscientious decision to be excellent in all you think, do, and say, is where it starts. This year, I encourage you to make a commitment to having an Attitude of Excellence. By this time next year it will be fun to see how far you've come on the road to excellence.
