You can’t reach your potential or live life to the fullest if you spend your days making excuses, having or accepting low standards, and doing just enough   …continues

When every nitty-gritty detail is lovingly attended to, and each step in the process is given complete and careful attention, the result inevitably will be of the highest quality.   …continues

Expressing gratitude and appreciation raises our consciousness, recharges our energy, enhances our self-worth, and strengthens our spirit.   …continues

The companies that put customers first win much more than loyalty; they win advocates. As passionate advocates, customers jump on the bandwagon and freely recommend your company to friends, neighbors, and colleagues.   …continues

We have to accept that becoming uncomfortable is not a nuisance, but a necessity to growth, excellence and success.

With that in mind, here are a few questions for you to consider   …continues

Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

If you want a thing bad enough   …continues

Why don’t more people and organizations get the message that not only is quality cheaper to make, it is also way cheaper to sell, in fact–it’s free!

The fact is, it’s always cheaper and smarter to do everything right the first time and here are a few reasons why  …continues

There’s never a good time to be mediocre, but a recession punishes those who are inflicted with this disease. As far as employment opportunities are concerned, it’s cherry picking time for smart managers and entrepreneurs.  …continues

Expose yourself to new ideas, to stimulating conversation, to positivity, to good–honorable people, to quality music, to healthy food, and…anything that displays excellent.  …continues

If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.   …continues

Technological changes have ushered in an era of radical strategic repositioning.

Competitive advantages and profits will belong to innovators who transcend the existing parameters of competition.  …continues

Guido Daniele is a brilliant artist who has turned his hand to creating a wholly different style of painting which he dubs as ?Handimals?.

Rather than working on canvas, he uses human hands to produce these stunning animals – like a Technicolor version of the “shadows on the wall” game.   …continues

Mark Johnson is the producer of a remarkable documentary about the simple but transformative power of music: Playing for Change: Peace Through Music.

Playing for Change is a movement uniting people all over the world through music and inspiration. I absolutely love their mission and commitment to inspiring peace through music.   …continues

I’ve always been impressed with the Socratic Method of teaching by asking good, sound, leading questions that challenge the intellect, so here’s one for you to ponder: “How does one create and sustain outstanding performance?”

First and foremost, you must live and die by the spirit of this rule:   …continues

Do you want to be excellent? I mean do you want to build a reputation for being the best in your field? Is so, then here’s a guaranteed strategy that will work instantly for anyone, anywhere, in any profession.

Stop – right now, this instant by simply deciding to quit doing less than excellent work. What a profound idea!   …continues

This post began with a simple question: What is quality?

Quality is about love; it’s a passionate obsession with perfection. It is the result of good intentions, uncompromising standards, sincere effort, intelligent design, attention to detail and skillful execution.

Quality is the calling card of greatness; and it represents the wisest choice among many alternatives.  …continues