Improvement Is The Key to Success - 10/25/2009

Back in the days when we hired celebrity guest speakers to bring messages of success to the members of our organization, we hired a man whose name is Gary Ryan Blair – also known as “The Goals Guy.”  And, much to our delight Gary wowed our audience with his talk which was entitled, “Everything Counts.”

In fact, I was so engaged in what Gary had to say, I spoke with him at great length and read whatever material or articles he published– and it has been worth my effort!  Now I find out that Everything Counts has been published as a book and you can get a copy at Barnes & Noble or on Amazon.com.  Do it now is my recommendation.

Gary says that too many people and organizations function in a suspended state of mediocrity.  They focus their attention and efforts on getting the big things right, but they ignore the little things that often make a big difference.

Everything Counts is an execution strategy for inspiring excellence and driving exceptional results.  To Gary, Everything Counts is The Golden Rule of Excellence.

Every morning when you wake up, you can — and should — embrace the notion that there is something about you, your life, your business, or the way that you carry yourself that could stand to be improved.

Every day requires dedication, discipline, good judgment, energy — and the feeling that there’s something about yourself that you can make better. Each day offers an opportunity for improvement; and each moment serves as an opportunity to advance or to retreat in the pursuit of your goals.

Personal development is a lifelong pursuit, because life is a work-in-progress. You never totally arrive; there is always some polishing to do, some knowledge to gain, and a love to deepen.

Self-development ends only when we run out of time. You are and will always be the self in evolution. Who couldn’t progress a little as a parent, child, spouse, friend, citizen, or employee?

No one is perfect; no one walks the straight and narrow line all the time. And this absence of perfection leaves the door open for improvement. Our fight is not external; it lays internally in mastery over self.

If we are to dominate events and experience greater levels of performance, we must first dominate ourselves and it begins with a rigorous focus on personal development.

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