Recently on prime time television, they showed
the Walenda siblings, who were walking across
a tight rope above Times Square 25 stories
in the air, which is an incredible feat. It's
incredibly difficult thing to do. I really
didn't have much interest in watching it,
because I saw something that was even more
amazing about a week or two ago. I streamed
on Hulu the film called "Free Solo", which
is an Oscar-award winning film that documents
the ascent of Alex Hannold, a climber - rock
climber - up the granite face of El Capitan
in Yosemite National Park. This is a 3,200-ft
face that he went up without a rope, without
any protective gear. It was absolutely an
incredible feat that required perfection,
required eight years of training, required
so much practice and mental preparation and
emotional intelligence. It was absolutely
incredible. And what amazed me was the level
of detail, the pursuit of excellence, the
pursuit of perfection, and it forced me to
ask myself, "Am I doing the same thing? Am
I pursuing excellence? Am I pursuing perfection
in my craft?" Sure my craft is probably never going
to made into an award-winning film, but it's
still important none-the-less. So, whatever
our role is in business, in life, as a parent,
as a spouse, as a business owner, as an employee,
whatever it is, are we pursuing excellence?
Are we pursuing perfection to the best of
our ability, or are we making excuses. Hope
you have a great day out there, and I hope
you pursue excellence in everything you do.
