Do Whatever It Takes: Why Excellence Is Key for Entrepreneurs and Military Guys Alike

However, don’t confuse excellence with perfectionism.

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Some people call me a perfectionist.

I’m not. I’m an entrepreneur and a military guy, I don’t have the time to create perfect solutions. Furthermore, perfect solutions are boring.

However, I strive for excellence in all my activities. How can we make a solution better, how can we incorporate use our learnings into the next iteration? What can we learn from adversaries or competitors, and what can we do about their actions based on the actual resources we have? How do we pull our head out of the sling, just in time?

Excellence isn’t an obsession with my ego. Without excellence, that constant will to improve, you will neither build a successful business nor defeat an enemy.

My team (and also my family…) feel my thrive for excellence every day. Whilst it can be perceived as annoying, I am firmly convinced that a leader must push people to take the next steps, implement learnings, and never lose initiative.

If you lose initiative in business, your competitors will push you out of the market.