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Excellence is one of my top values and I tend to attrac family business that strive for and are aligned with that same value of excellence. Many business leaders tell me they are perfectionists. The problem with perfection is that it often leads to frustration for the current leader as well as the next generation. One of my favorite sayings is that “Excellence is a journey vs. perfection is an impossible to reach destination”. So I encourage you to take the road to excellence. Continuously strive to accomplish the very best for your business and your personal life. Excellence does not happen by accident. I am in full agreement with John Spencer who writes in his book "Awesome Simple" that excellence requires 3 specific drivers:

1. Focus

To achieve excellence in business or in life, it is vital to create a clear vision of what excellence truly means for you. Idealize it, visualize it, verbalize it and focus on your vision with intent every day. Get clarity around the impact you want to make on the world, what you hope to accomplish and the legacy you want to leave. Focus is your philosophy of excellence.

2. Discipline

Once your vision is clear, you need to have the discipline to take the steps to achieve results. In order to achieve excellence, you need to remain curious about what it takes to get to the next level. Ask yourself: What new skills do I need to learn to achieve my vision? Who do I need on my team to achieve my vision? How and where do I find the people and the information that will help me achieve my desired level of excellence? Complacency is the enemy of excellence. The journey of excellence requires that you keep moving and improving. It is often said that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Choose those people wisely. Surround yourself with mentors, friends and employees who know more than you do. Only when you stretch yourself regularly, will you keep moving forward on the path to excellence.

3. Action

As with many things in life, a little bit of effort will only deliver minimal results. Only massive action that is focused and disciplined will give you exceptional results. Nothing happens without taking action. Your progress on your journey of excellence is directly proportional to the amount of focused and disciplined action you apply. The whole concept of excellence can then be simplified into a single formula:

Excellence = Focus x Discipline x Action

If any one of these individual drivers are missing, the outcome will be mediocre at best. Since you attract what you are, I encourage you become a magnet for excellence rather than a magnet for mediocrity. Remember: “Successful people willingly do what unsuccessful people are unwilling to do”. What do you need to do today in terms of focus, discipline and action to make your life and your business truly excellent? 

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