Quotations Weblog

Seeing a quote like this makes me want to jump up and volunteer to work for Henry Ford. I want to be a part of something innovative. I want to work for someone who is trying to push the limits of technology. Sure, Henry Ford is long gone and I can’t work for him, but talk like this makes me want to do what can’t be done.

I think there are other leaders in the business world that are like this. Steve Jobs comes to mind. He requires the best from his employees and they create products that are “impossibly small” or “insanely great.”

The truth of the matter is there is no boss out there who is going to demand the best of us. They expect it and if we don’t give it, they either put up with us or fire us. The only person out there who can demand the best of us is ourselves. If we want a career that is “insanely great” we have to expect excellence from ourselves and nothing less. While we are at our places of work, we should give our all if we want to see excellence in the world. The same holds true for home. If you are a member of a family, demand the best of yourself for them also.

There is no one out there who is going to hold our feet to the fire and demand the best from us. We have to hold ourselves to the fire if we want to see excellence in ourselves.