 Doing better and more than you thought you could in less time than you thought it would take while helping others do the same for themselves Excellence is always driving to get better Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intentions to your effort and intelligent execution It represents the wise choice of many alternatives choice not chance determines your destiny Excellence is never an accident. It occurs with hard work dedication devotion higher level of thinking Empathy and the desire to be better Providing your very best effort without hesitance giving of yourself all that you can even if you believe you can Excellence is figuring out what others need in order to realize their goals Being one needs to be done at doing it without them. That's not my job When you put your own agenda and ego aside and focus on the people you can serve Bringing the best of yourself every day because it encourages others to do the same just lead by example Excellence is possible only with joy Excellence is remembering to bring gentleness and humor to work with you and never know when those two traits will come in handy Excellence is going above and beyond what is expected of you both as a part of an entity and as an individual without complaint or reservation Excellence needs no definition. You know it when you see it Excellence is someone who always goes above and beyond the call of duty to help others Excellence isn't taught it is achieved Excellence is knowing which work to do to the absolute highest standard as a showcase and which work to be done without putting fancy touches on Being happy with your life Seeing that excellence comes from a life of hard work and practice at being a good Excellence is preparation and taking the chance to improve Excellence is knowing that you have done your best under the circumstances and then move on to set new goals to achieve Excellence is not being afraid of your own screw-ups apologizing when you're wrong and trying even when it's difficult Excellence is letting go of the old ways to pursue new vision Excellence is establishing work priorities based on mission strategic goals or themes and values Doing the best work possible all the time just because it's what's right Excellence is the continual motion of striving forward building to be better than good exceeding expectations of yourself and others Excellence is doing the very best we can on any given day Excellence is the result of carrying more than others think is wise Risking more than others think is safe dreaming more than others think is practical expecting more than others think is possible Excellence is not perfection. This is an important distinction and the two should not be interchangeable Excellence is putting every effort into what you believe in Excellence is staying calm and accepting human limits