Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." The former center for the Los Angeles Lakers, Shaquille O'Neal, who, among his numerous nicknames, called himself the Big Aristotle, said it this way ...

Excellence is a personal metric and will have a different meaning for different individuals. However, a common attribute of excellence is that it is a repeatable habit, not a single act.

He’ll also throw out an Aristotle quote and did Monday -- “We are what we repeatedly do, therefore excellence is not an act but a habit. “ - in discussing the improvement in UNC’s defense.

Let me tell you something straight – mediocrity is a choice, and excellence is a habit. I’ve spent my career watching companies rise and fall, and the one constant separator between success ...

Values or Virtues? A virtue is a specific habit of excellence, like courage, self-discipline, gratitude, or honesty. While the word “virtue” had in recent years fallen into disfavor, more ...

Beyond study habits, what helped most was the clarity of purpose. I knew why I wanted a First Class, not just for accolades but to prove that excellence is possible even within a rigid system.