You’ll always find the evidence you’re looking for.
I was having a conversation recently about excellence with my son. He told me other people aren’t like me, they think good enough is good enough. Fair point and true.
Further into our discussion, I told him years ago I had seen a video of Tiger Woods describing excellence in his habits. He talked about making his bed no matter where he traveled, whether at a home or in a hotel, that excellence was the discipline of doing things consistently over time.
I adopted his practice and applied it to the leadership teams I worked with, including a ground rule suggesting you always leave things (people, places, events) better than you found them.
I also shared that I’ve accumulated many practices from studying people who are masterful. I work to keep those which align with what I define as excellence. He still challenged that this was a rare quality.
I agreed. In a world where you can accumulate all the evidence you’d like to stay the same, people often choose the easier path, settle, and then compare themselves to others doing the same to feel good about fitting in and settling for average.
In my life, I choose to seek the evidence for mastery, the relentless pursuit of excellence, and impact. You’ll always find the evidence you seek. Choose wisely.
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