Excellence

 Excellence is elusive, especially in this age when everything is measured by hits, tics, polls and followers. Excellence is not an elitist thing because it emerges from anywhere. It’s not measured by outward expression, but by its heft as a cultural presence. It’s not always a product of talent, but it is always a product of discipline, hard, unwavering work and courage. Excellence never rests, never says, “I’ve made it, now I can stop.” The object, no matter its value, is really just the signifier of excellence.

The value of excellence is really in the way it reminds us of what we are capable of as human beings. Excellence may not be possible for all of us, but it demonstrates what can be accomplished by any of us with effort, discipline and motivation.