I think quality is the essential pillar for excellence.
1. Everything takes time
2. Never stop working on yourself
3. Change is inevitable
4. Your mistakes don’t define you
5. You are a beautiful powerful being, capable of so much
The heart of a leader
Leading with the heart creates a unique company culture that cultivates positive returns. I think the best leaders are those who lead from the heart. How to be a leader who leads with heart?
H: Humility
E: Excellence
A: Authentic
R: Reliable
T: Trust
Do you have a leader who inspires others through kindness, flexibility, and support?
Excellence is a journey
When an organisation has a strong and clearly stated set of values and the employees act in accordance with those values and the culture will be strong. However, if the values are ill defined, constantly changing and people are not held accountable or incentivised to uphold those values, then the culture will be weak. I think culture equals values plus behaviour. You can become anything that you want to become! Success is predictable if you commit yourself to becoming excellent.
I have been studying success for years both professionally and personally, and what I have found is that competence and commitment are the prerequisite for success. Excellence is a journey, it’s not a destination! I think complacency and satisfaction are the key enemies of excellence. Becoming excellent in your chosen field is indispensable, if you are not then you haven’t got a chance in our competitive society. You don’t have to be a quantum leap different from anybody else. You just have to be different in the critical areas that make a difference, and you can achieve this simply by setting it as a goal, and subsequently work on it.
Face it
I was recently humbled when one of Danish my friends introduced me as a “knowledge seeking gentleman”. I’m fully aware that I have had a rich lifestyle and have always strived for excellence in everything I do, even so, to be honest I was a little taken aback. Does this mean that I am still not comfortable being the hero of the story, or are the words of coach John Wooden too deeply engraved in my consciousness?
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. - John Wooden”