The Power of Excellence

There’s nothing like being pleasantly surprised…

Recently, I learned I was nominated as one of the top 96 women bloggers to watch for 2008. Blogging is such an incredible communication tool and I love having a channel (aside from my ezine) in which I can share my rants, raves and musings.

As if that nomination wasn’t terrific enough, the other day my fabulous publisher emailed to let me know my book, The MavHERick(TM) Mind, was nominated as a National Indie Excellence 2008 Book Award finalist. If you haven’t picked up your copy, I encourage you to add this powerful little book to your success library.

So why am I sharing my wins with you? Because when you are fully aligned with your passion and purpose, you just can’t help yourself! And for me, writing is one of the ways I get to express my creativity, my fire and my sass so both nominations mean a great deal

When something good happens to you, share it with others. It inspires them to move forward and push toward achieving their own goals. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been motivated to try something new merely by hearing about someone else’s accomplishment. Their win, often feels like mine.

This past weekend I was reminded of the tremendous motivating tug hearing about the success of others has on your own success. My magnificent power posse reminded me of three allies I write about in my book, The MavHERick(TM) Mind. Today, I wanted to share one of those allies with you in a short excerpt from my book…

Ally #3: Excellence
Break Your Own Record

Real success isn’t about copying someone else’s results. Sure, we turn to other already successful individuals for inspiration, motivation, guidance and sometimes coaching. However, the real measure of success is not in adhering to a standard set by others but to break the mold. To set, and then break, your own record.

In my freshman year of entrepreneurship, I was operating by old standards – standards that served me well in my corporate past, but held very little merit now given my new vision. One of the reasons I lost my footing in those days was because I hadn’t considered that to shake things up and ‘change the world,’ I needed to create a new rulebook.

This rulebook served as my own personal guide (a guide I’m now sharing with you) to win the battle for success by employing smart strategies, and highly effective tactics in support of those strategies.

When I realized the battle I was waging was with old skills, old traits and old standards that just wouldn’t do in my new adventure, I began a training program that would put Hulk Hogan’s workout to shame!

The training program I’m referring to was a mental workout. A MavHERick Mind workout, that I’ll introduce you to a little later in this book.

You see I realized that I was measuring my results by the bottom line numbers on my balance sheet. Seems like a reasonable place to start, but what I should have been measuring all along was my process – the internal process I needed to hone to win the battle for success.

It’s by understanding your process (both mentally and in your business) that you’ll be able to redefine your standards. Just as your muscles can’t get stronger if you don’t challenge them, not challenging your own standards keeps you from growing and improving.

In the battle for success, aim high and be assured you’ll break your own record and reap big rewards.

So what does all this have to do with branding or online success? EVERYTHING! When the going gets tough – and sometimes it does get tough – what do you rely on?

Excellence is a standard you either live by or not. It can’t be copied. It can’t be turned on or off. It is a part of your very essence and nothing less than your best will do. This does not mean you wait for every ‘i’ to be dotted or every ‘t’ crossed before you make a move. It does however mean your brand is a brand of integrity.

So…what record will you break today?

Until next time…

Love and thanks,

Liz
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