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Excellence

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We often hear the quote by Aristotle about excellence is a habit.  This is a true statement.  Excellence is what we do to become successful, whether in work, in school or in life excellence sets the standards for what we do and how well we do it.  Think about the sports stars and Olympians, think of the number of hours of practice they put into being the best in their field.  It requires that they work and practice and try and fail and ultimately what they cultivate is an atmosphere of excellence.

In this society I believe that the Spirit of excellence is missing in many ways.  People today are always searching for a quick fix or for the easy way out.  No one wants to do the hard work it takes to be great at things.  Yes there are some that do but there are others that simply want to sit around and wait for things to fall into their lap.  Work and repetition are the sure things that will make this happen and the sooner more people realize this the better off they will be.

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Excellence must be cultivated and worked on.  In order to be great and to be successful you must work hard, hustle and do the same things over again.  You must be willing and able to do the work and do it each and every day.    It is no easy task to be excellent and it is never without hard work that excellence is accomplished.  So what are you waiting for.  Excellence is waiting for you!

My Favorite Movie

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It is hard to pick a movie that I would watch over and over for the next ten years.  So since this is my blog I will narrow it down to my top three.  My top three movies are Grease, Home Alone and the Wizard of Oz.  While each of these movies are extremely different one thing that they have in common is that they are all feel good movies for me.

There is something about the love story that transpires in Grease that makes my heart melt.  I enjoy singing along and Danny and Sandy along with the dancing is just what is needed after a hard day or a rough week.  Knowing that in the end the guy gets the girl or the girl gets the guy is the ultimate feel good movie. Recently I attended a sing-a-long at our  local symphony where we watched the movie and sang along  popcorn and props.

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The next movie in my top three is Home Along.  Another feel good movie I love this movie because it can always make me laugh.  Though it mostly comes on repeatedly during the holidays, anytime this movie comes on I sit and wait for the little guy to take on the bad guys.  There is nothing like seeing the bad guys get hustled and hassled by a little boy.

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Rounding out the top three of my favorite movies is The Wizard of Oz.  Again a movie that makes you feel good, but I don’t know if it is the magical land of Oz, the flying monkeys or the ability to see each of the participants find what they feel they are in search of.  Interestingly enough when I read the book, it was much better to me than the movie.

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Movies can transport you into another time and space,  For the time that you engross yourself in the lives and stories of others you can forget about your problems and your world and your concerns and know that before the movie ends everything will be back in perfect order.  Wouldn’t it be great if real life were like that?