Achieving Excellence: A Leadership Perspective on Perfection

This assignment delves into the concepts of perfection and excellence from a leadership perspective. It explores the author's personal experiences, emphasizing the pursuit of excellence and the importance of setting high standards to achieve goals. The assignment references the work of Gao (2015), Ericsson (2014), and Vijay (2015) to support the arguments. The author highlights the benefits of striving for excellence, including enhanced performance, increased confidence, and recognition. The assignment also touches upon the psychological aspects of goal achievement, such as overcoming challenges and maintaining motivation. The conclusion emphasizes the significance of excellence in the workplace and its impact on individual performance and overall success.

The statement given by Vince Lombardi is correct. I agree with the statement. The statement is
based on the concept of, “You Can Do More” (Gao, 2015). It is advisable for me to follow
perfection in my life rather than running behind the excellence. It is true that the pursuit towards
perfection makes us excellent in our day to day activities. I had to seek perfection in most of the
thing I did in school to achieve excellent percentage in my school exams. This built my
motivation to perform excellently in my exams than my fellow classmates. All the excellence
that I achieved was definitely an outcome of my efforts and perfection in all that I did (Ericsson,
2014). It is considered that when things become difficult, our brain goes into survival mode
(mentally or physically), and we start slowing down and shutting down. It is our responsibility to
avoid all the bad things of the past which can negatively affect our mind and live in today. When
I am in a complex situation, I lie to my brain and make efforts to achieve my goals of life. My
aim of life motivates me enough to move further and do something innovative. When I join the
regular workforce, it is important for me to perform all the responsibilities and obligations
efficiently. High performance on the job enhance my esteem and confidence, as well as results in
good grades, high praise from management and various other benefits (Vijay, 2015). In some
manner, excellence is in the eye of a person. If someone performs his or her work in the best
manner, this will bring a sense of excellence and pride which is good.

References
Gao, J., & Corter, J. E. (2015). Striving for perfection and falling short: The influence of goals
on probability matching. Memory & cognition, 43(5), 748-759.
Ericsson, K. A. (2014). The road to excellence: The acquisition of expert performance in the arts
and sciences, sports, and games. Psychology Press.
Vijay, M. V., Veronica, M. S. E., & Devi, R. I. (2015). BUsiness excellence models and
approaches–a conceptual study. ZENITH International Journal of Multidisciplinary
Research, 5(5), 156-161.