Excellence over Acceptability

Making a commitment to excellence is a fundamental step on the success journey. I don't know about you, but I've never met a man or woman of success who hasn't passed the landmark of dedication to personal excellence. Believe it or not, lack of excellence has nothing to do with talent, personality, conditions, or luck. Excellence is always a choice. "Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skilled execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives." Willa A. Foster

To achieve excellence over what's merely adequate, follow these recommendations:

1. Pay attention to details: It takes a lot of little things to add up to 100 percent. Use the start right start now brochure, take the time to show your new distributors the back office. Make sure that you build a list of names and phone numbers with every new distributor.
2. Seek continual improvement: Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better. Go for 100 percent sign up ratio, hold the line on Auto-ship and Initial Order with new sign ups. Always strive to launch your new distributors properly. Work to go from house to house building depth.
3. Practice self-discipline: Daily disciplines separate the excellent from the mediocre. If you want to change yourself, you must change something you do every day. Make a commitment to make 10 calls a day to prospects. Once you get in the habit it's easy and it pays! Do something everyday to move your business forward.
4. Maintain high personal standards: D. Bruce Lockerbie, "Mediocrity isn't at root a national problem nor a corporate or institutional problem; nor a departmental problem... You see, mediocrity is first, a personal trait, a personal concession to less than our best... Mediocrity always begins with me!" Don't ITS at half speed, don't just put a follow through off. Do the right things right and you will move forward to new ranks.

Your level of performance is a choice. You can settle for mediocrity, or you can strive for excellence. But know this: You can't make adequacy your goal and reach your potential.