In
order to get the winning edge , we need to strive for excellence, not
perfection. Striving for perfection is neurotic; striving for excellence is
progress, because there is nothing that can't be done better or improved. All
that we need is a little edge. The winning horse in the races wins 5-to-1 or
10-to-1. Do you think he is five or ten times faster than the other horses? Of
course not. He may only be faster by a fraction, by a nose, but the rewards are
five or ten times greater. Is it fair? Who cares? It doesn't matter. Those are
the rules of the game. That is the way the game is played.
The same is true in our lives. Successful people are not ten times smarter than
the people who fail. They may be better by a nose, but the rewards are ten
times bigger. We don't need to improve 1,000% in any one area. All we need is
to improve 1% in 1,000 different areas, which is a lot easier. That is the
winning edge!
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