Quotes About Excellence

No matter how good you were, someone was better. Live by that knowledge, and you would never grow so confident that you became sloppy.

You could not arrive at excellence by the average of these people. Excellence was an individual quest, not a group effort.

Prof's ability makes mine look like a piece of rice. And not even a cooked one.

Err on the side of awesome.

Well done, Spin," Cobb said over a private line. "You have the passion. Now you're showing restraint.

But Ã¢â'¬Â¦ that law was the product of the many. Szeth had been exiled because of the consensus of the many. He had served master after master, most of them using him to attain terrible or at least selfish goals. You could not arrive at excellence by the average of these people. Excellence was an individual quest, not a group effort.

una idea espantosa ejecutada de forma brillante tiene que ser mejor que una idea brillante ejecutada de forma espantosa.

Wayne. You aren't the best I could do. You're the best there is. And no being, neither god nor mortal, could have wished for more than one such as you.

Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving for excellence. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth. Perfectionism is a defensive move. It's the belief that if we do things perfectly and look perfect, we can minimize or avoid the pain of blame, judgment, and shame.

Quick and dirty wins the race. Perfection is the enemy of done. Good enough is really effin' good.

Perfection is crucial in building an aircraft, a bridge, or a high-speed train. The code and mathematics residing just below the surface of the Internet is also this way. Things are either perfectly right or they will not work. So much of the world we work and live in is based upon being correct, being perfect.

When we compare, we want to be the best or have the best of our group. The comparison mandate becomes this crushing paradox of "Fit in and stand out!" It's not be yourself and respect others for being authentic, it's "Fit in, but win." I want to swim the same workout as you, and beat you at it.

Can I get to exquisite without having to feel really vulnerable in the process?" "No." "Well, shit. That's just awesome.

Quick and dirty wins the race. Perfection

perfectionism is not teaching them how to strive for excellence or be their best selves. Perfectionism is teaching them to value what other people think over what they think or how they feel. It's teaching them to perform, please, and prove.

It takes two minutes to say "I know this is due at five o'clock, and the executive summary looks pitch perfect. The tables need some serious work, though. What does support look like?

Jim Collins's classic book Good to Great.

nurture cultures and conditions that allow good people to do what they do best,

Voltaire: "Não deixe o perfeito ser o inimigo do bom.

Shame is the birthplace of perfectionism. Perfectionism is not striving to be our best or working toward excellence. Healthy striving is internally driven. Perfectionism is externally driven by a simple but potentially all-consuming question: What will people think?

Perfectionism is not the key to success.

Perfeccionismo não é se esforçar para a excelência. Perfeccionismo não tem a ver com conquistas saudáveis e crescimento. Perfeccionismo é um movimento defensivo. É a crença de que, se fizermos as coisas com perfeição e parecermos perfeitos, poderemos minimizar ou evitar a dor da culpa, do julgamento e da vergonha.

Quick and dirty wins the race. Perfection is the enemy of done. Good enough is really effin' good. Nicholas

Just as a reminder from Chapter 4, perfectionism is not teaching them how to strive for excellence or be their best selves. Perfectionism is teaching them to value what other people think over what they think or how they feel. It's teaching them to perform, please, and prove. Unfortunately, I have many examples from my own life.