I recently read a book called, "Good to Great." The concept is that good is the enemy of great - in all things. It seems absurd at first consideration (as most great ideas do), but it is absolutely true.
When people, authors, artists, businesses of all types have a good thing going, there is no impetus to make it any better. A complacency sets in that this is as good as it will get and any further effort is unwarranted and furthermore will go unrewarded.
Most people stop right there (if they are lucky enough to get to good that is). It just goes to show you how difficult it is to be great. How hard it is to shed that warm coat of good and go back out in the cold looking to the best.
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Kacey Cahill
1 Comments on Good is the enemy of Great, last added: 5/23/2009
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My grandmama had a convoluted saying that went something like let you good get better till you better is best! Think they were on the same wavelength! :)