A Tale of Ambitions

sonoratoo
Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:43:14 +0000

Cherryrose, I think the pursuit of excellence is not a bad thing. After all, “passion” would never show through if one were pursuing mediocrity. I always tell my children, you can spend 60 minutes of a day trying to do the best at whatever you decide to do or spend the same 60 minutes going through the motions. Either way, it’s 60 minutes from your day so why not try your best? I think the distinction is, figure out what you have been doing that you are genuinely interested in doing more of. If none of your activities to date have interested you enough to pursue in greater depth then think of what you have always wanted to do and try that. What makes you smile or feel happy when you are doing it? Those are the things you should pursue. Then apply your pursuit of excellence to the endeavor and I think you will find a great deal of satisfaction and sense of personal achievement. In short, the pursuit of excellence and happiness are not mutually exclusive.