Monday Motivator
Aristotle supposedly said, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
I don’t know if that’s entirely true, but it feels like it is. I do know that I desire a life characterized by excellence. It’s easy to look at life — even in one week chunks — and to think, Well, it’s just another week. Ho Hum. I guess I’ll put in what’s required of me, make it to Friday, and then… Weekend!
That’s lame. Entirely not what I want for my life this week, that’s for sure. No matter the task, whether it’s cleaning a toilet bowl (likelyhood: 15%), changing a diaper (likelyhood: 100%) or resolving a customer’s problem (likelyhood: 100%… I almost did 110%, but I realize that 110% is not a real number. It’s like saying I’m one and one-tenths of a human being. Just unrealistic), I want to be excellent at it. I want to condition myself to the point that my responses aren’t just excellent, my entire behavior is excellent.
A more profound quote (not) “Be excellent to each other”… said by these guys:
Good one in the AM, AM.
sd smith
24 Aug 09 at 8:03 am
Good post! I think a lot of things can be improved by habit changes and thinking correctly. Also, is there any way we can get those toilet cleaning numbers up in the 90’s and that diaper changing to be for more than just “a” diaper?
Rebecca
24 Aug 09 at 8:34 am
Sounds like someone lives under the blanket of protection that her husband provides and then complains about the way he provides it. I believe I heard that some where. Yes I’m sure I did. This is a man we’re talking about? Love.
Don Smith
24 Aug 09 at 11:00 am