It's Fundamental

We have all over thought things at times or tried to hard to achieve and therefore pushed ourselves causing mistakes.  This can be a common mistake for anyone that is Striving4Excellence.  The key behind most success is keeping the basics in mind and just focusing on the fundamentals.  When you focus on the fundamentals and doing things right step by step the big picture often takes care of it's self.  When you focus on doing things fundamentally correct you put yourself in a position to succeed by building a strong foundation.  It can be seen in all aspects of peoples lives.  It's what championship teams, great businesses, and great students do to find success.  They focus on the fundamentals and Strive4Excellence.  I challenge you too look at your life and evaluate how you do things.  Are you Striving4Excellence by focusing on the fundamentals?

Help Others

"Helping people is not what you talk about. It's what you do." 

The above was taken from an article published by ESPN about Chris Mooney (Richmond Spiders men's basketball coach) and his actions following the death of Robyn Jacobs Sordelett's (student manager) father.  The article hits on doing for others what needs to be done when it needs to be done without asking questions or making excuses that times are too busy.  By helping others without questions you are Striving4Excellence.  When you help others you think you are helping others, but in reality you are helping yourself just as much if not more.  You are developing who you are as a person and in time all will return to you.  What are you doing to help others?  Take a look around you and every day see what you can do to help others.  It may be as simple as opening a door for someone or taking them in during tough times as Mooney did.  You are challenged to Strive4Excellence and look for ways to help others.

Click here to read the ESPN article about Chris Mooney's will to help others.

Find Your Passion

What's your passion?  What makes you get up in the morning and tackle the day no matter what?  Strive4Excellence by finding what you truly love in life and can't live without.  If you find your passion and tie it into many aspects of your life, your success rate will soar in all you do (work, school, hobby, everyday chores, etc.).  This week I have had several conversations with others on their direction in various life situations.  At the focus of all the conversations one thing kept coming up.  Were they following their passion?  In one of the cases they have a great paying job with excellent benefits, but at the end of the day they aren't passionate about what they are doing and therefore are unhappy with their current position. 

Find what drives you.  Find what you are passionate about and incorporate it into your everyday life and Strive4Excellence!