"He Was Always Talking About Excellence"

There was an interesting story on CBS Sunday Morning about a black abstract artist, Norman Lewis (1909-1979).
He was a relative unknown except in the art world which knew of his talents.
His daughter said, "He was a true Renaissance man. He talked about excellence and what it meant, and always shooting for the ceiling."

There are so very few humans who understand and appreciate the concept of excellence. To me, it means that someone can never be satisfied with what they have accomplished, no matter how outstanding it is because it can always be done better. I have come to believe that the gene for passion and excellence are very rare on the human genome and that you have to be very lucky to be born with that gene.

For those of us who understand passion and excellence it means that we are always trying to improve our work. Many around us believe that we are motivated by more money but the truth is, money plays no role in the pursuit of excellence.

If you are lucky enough to possess that gene, please don't waste it but it is my belief that those us who have the gene for passion and excellence can think of nothing else but striving for excellence.