The question has a double meaning. (1) What are the qualities that make people excellent? And (2) what does an excellent person do? These are two very important questions that you should ask yourself if you want to be on top of the mountain, among the top ten, five or two percent of your class, in your profession, market, or any other area.

The answers wouldn’t fit in a blog post, that’s why you shouldn’t consider what I say as exclusive or definite. Let it serve its purpose in waking your imagination.

One of the main qualities of an excellent person is high standards. They require the best performance. They always seek to better themselves. They don’t accept to just be good, but the best – and know that the best of today is the good of tomorrow. She doesn’t lose focus of her competition, but they’re not the reason why she’s motivated. She knows that letting herself be guided by the competition is not to lead. Her main opponent is herself. Her targets are dictated by the standards she determines.

Clearly, the outstanding quality that dictates an excellent person’s behavior is  — high standards. It also answers the second question: What does an excellent person do? Here are ten things:

1. They think big
2. They’re well-behaved and disciplined
3. They are obstinate in regards to success
4. They hate failure
5. They don’t waste time on stupid things
6. They associate with excellent people
7. They hate to associate with the mediocre
8. They don’t despise the details
9. They accept criticism as a method of help
10. They ask intelligent questions

Theoretically, you should first be excellent, to then do excellent things. But the other way around works too. If you decide to do things with excellency, and consistently insist on this, you will eventually turn into an excellent person.

The climb is steep. Few reach the top. But the view is marvelous.

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