We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit

Everyone wants to do something with their lives. Maybe you have already gotten to where you want to be, but it's more likely that you're still trying to figure out how to get there. If that is the case, this quote from Aristotle should give you with something to think about.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."


This is a great quote to remember with all kinds of things in your life.
Let's say, for example, that you want to be a great basketball player like LeBron James or Kevin Durant. First of all, I realize that those players have some amazing physical abilities that you may not have. At the same time, though, those two work extremely hard and practice all throughout the year in order to get good. If you want to make a last second shot like James or Durant in any game you are playing in, then you have to practice shooting over and over until you are good at it. Making a shot needs to be routine for you, not luck. You are still going to miss shots, but if you practice shooting the right way and playing the right way, it will help you in basketball. It may not get you to the NBA, but it will help you find success wherever you are playing. The same thing applies to other sports. If you want to be a great player, you have to be great at practicing.
The same philosophy also applies with your work or hobbies. If you want to be a great writer, you need to write a lot and keep working at it so that you become one. If you want to be a great singer, you need to tell yourself that you are a singer and work at it. If you want to be the best you can be at being a waiter, salesperson, manager, custodian, public relations person, nurse, doctor, teacher or anything else, you have to set your mind to do it and then do the work.
Finally, if you want to be a good husband, wife, parents, sibling, child, friend or person, then you just need to repeatedly try to do good things and do the best you can in whatever role you are in. You can do it! I know that you can.
If you make an effort to try, pretty soon you won't have to try at all and it will become a habit. You can do whatever you want in life and you can reach your goals. You just have to start taking the first few steps, and today is a great day to do it.
You can do it. I know that you can!