Being is the essence out of which all things evolve. This blog is an ongoing conversation of being in various facets and areas of life, including the personal and the professional from which relationships of all kinds are formed and teams built in all communities, virtual or real, at home, at work, in politics and at play.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Being Excellent
"Excellence is doing ordinary things, extraordinarily well."
--John Gardner
Discover the ordinary by being exceptionally observant and listening incredibly well. The extraordinary is in the excellence of the ordinary.
"Discover the ordinary by being exceptionally observant and listening incredibly well."
Love it! The world would be a very different and enjoyable place if more folks practiced that advice. I have been blessed to meet and learn many extraordinary things from "ordinary" folks. Makes the days special and interesting indeed!
"I have been blessed to meet and learn many extraordinary things from 'ordinary' people."
What a blessing indeed, Dave. There is a reason for this scripture: "Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation." (Romans 12:16)
6 comments:
Life is mostly about doing the ordinary. I think this view of excellence is a wonderful boost to everyone's perspective on their day. Thanks Judith.
Pleasure, Kelly. But do the ordinary exceptionally well. :-)
Very true! I need to note this.
You are extraordinary, my dear nephew. I suppose that you are back from India, eh?
Judith,
"Discover the ordinary by being exceptionally observant and listening incredibly well."
Love it! The world would be a very different and enjoyable place if more folks practiced that advice. I have been blessed to meet and learn many extraordinary things from "ordinary" folks. Makes the days special and interesting indeed!
"I have been blessed to meet and learn many extraordinary things from 'ordinary' people."
What a blessing indeed, Dave. There is a reason for this scripture: "Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation." (Romans 12:16)
Post a Comment