The other day, I watched a TV series called “Medium”. The main character, Joe Dubois, got a new job. His new boss was a kind of genius who does things on his own. When Joe joined the company, his colleague told him that they would do the job only when his boss assigned him to do. He seldom did. So, that evening, Joe went to see his boss. He asked if there was anything he could do. The boss asked if anyone told him his working style. He explained that his division was basically his own work and he normally worked things out by himself. He hired people just because he wanted to keep his head counts. His division would maintain getting the expenditure budget. In case, one day he might need it.

Joe still wanted to show his initiatives. The next day, Joe sent out his works to his boss. That evening, he asked him if he saw it. The boss said he saw it. And he said it was not bad. “But frankly, it is not excellent.” He said to Joe. “I don’t do anything but excellent.” Then he told Joe that he would be miserable in his division because he was better than others. Joe should be in a better place than being in his division and doing nothing. So, he organized to swap Joe with someone in other division which has something valuable for Joe to do.

Joe_DuboisWhat struck me were the boss’ words. “I don’t do anything but excellent”. In life, if you want success, you must outrank other people. You must be very good at what you do. This is how the word “excellent” comes into play. You may say that being excellent is difficult. You are right. Success is not that easy. If you need to achieve high and meaningful goals, you will have to pay the price.

So, how are you going to be excellent on what you do? It is simple but it is not easy. Firstly, decide to do the best you can. The best you can may not be excellent at the first time. It may not even be right. It can fail. But that is OK. As long as you do your best, you will get better next time.

Brian Tracy used to ask his students in one of his course. He asked if they know how many times people try to do things before they give up. The answer was less than one. It means that most people don’t even try to do anything when they know what they have to do. The first step is to start. Then you will have to imagine that you will keep doing it and improving it until you succeed.

So, do the best you can! Plan to aim for being excellent. Make it your habit. As mentioned in another hit series, House MD. Dr House taught his student s that they had only three choices in life. Be good, get good or give up. In short, there is no other choice but being good or excellent in what you do.

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