EXCELLENCE

BY

DESIGN

An excellent life does not result from chance, fate, or good luck, but from a succession of excellent days lived in pursuit of a worthy purpose.

He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.

James Allen

What is Excellence ?

Individuals of Excellence
Leonardo Da Vinci Michelangelo Mozart Beethoven Galileo Shakespeare Charles Darwin Sigmund Freud John F. Kennedy Martin Luther King Mother Teresa Gandhi Albert Einstein Michael Jordan Tiger Woods Lance Armstrong

If you want to live a

life of excellence

Continuum of Excellence
Valuable Unusual Unique Outstanding Superior The Best

Studying the lives of people who have achieved excellence, I have consistently noted that they have defined their vision, established their goals, and irrespective of obstacles, committed themselves to their achievement. The moment in which they fixed an objective in their mind and decided to concentrate all their energies on that objective, they began to surmount the most difficult odds.

The Formula for Excellence

Decide what it is that you really want to achieve.

Determine exactly what it will take to achieve it. Focus every bit of energy and effort to achieve it.

It all starts with

Values

A Personal Philosophy of Excellence

You must define in your own words what excellence means to you and how you will pursue it and measure it in your own life.

What are some of your values?

The Importance of Clear Personal Values

Honesty Fun Adventure Family God Security Achievement Laughter Service Truth Community Compassion Safety Creativity Serenity

The foundation of excellence is built on.

Integrity

People will judge you by your actions not by your intentions

THE THREE

WATCHWORDS OF

EXCELLENCE

The man who succeeds above his fellows is the one who clearly discerns his object and towards that object he habitually directs his powers. Even genius itself is but fine observation strengthened by fixity of purpose.
Edward G. Bulwer-Lynton

FOCUS

 You

must clearly define what excellence is to you. Your definition must be values based. You must have a specific and detailed plan to achieve you goals. You must be incredibly curious about what it will take to achieve your goals. You must FOCUS intently on achieving your goals.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.
Henry David Thoreau

DISCIPLINE

What you do today, will determine who you will be tomorrow.

You

must have the discipline to keep focused on your goals regardless of setbacks and difficulties. You must have the discipline to say NO You must have the self-discipline to make excellence a habit. You must have the discipline to pursue excellence even when those around you may not want you to

YOU BECOME WHAT YOU

FOCUS ON AND LIKE THE PEOPLE YOU SPEND TIME
WITH.

Family Friends School Religion Society Advertisement Work

Information
Assumptions

Reactions
Other People Friends Society

Attitudes
Rules Beliefs Mental Maps

Actions
Behaviors / Focus / Attention

You cannot build a reputation on what you are going to do.

Henry Ford

ACTION

You

cant just talk about excellence you must live it. If you want to achieve more than others you have to work harder and longer there is no reward without effort. The work of excellence is measured in years and decades not days and weeks.

SelfActualization

5,000 people who had achieved a very high level of personal happiness , success and excellence

Achievement

Social / Belonging Safety Physiological

A comprehensive study of high functioning self-actualizers

1. Not swayed by the good

/ bad opinion of others. 2. Process oriented / not outcome oriented 3. Take 100% responsibility for their own lives 0% for the control of other peoples lives

The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find what it is that interests you and that you can do well, and when you find it put your whole soul into it every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.
John D. Rockefeller III

What do you truly want from your life?

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
Goethe

Once again, I challenge you

Strive for a life of excellence, it is a worthy pursuit.

Remember
You must make the decisions, take the actions and have the discipline to achieve your personal vision of excellence.

Focus Discipline Action

The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.
MICHELANGELO

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