Great Quotes: Be a Yardstick of Quality

I love quotes because they inspire and ignite a thought process. Today, I read this brilliant quote from Steve Jobs:

“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.” ~ Steve Jobs

Loved the first part. Be a yardstick of quality. As professionals, we can only differentiate ourselves with our commitment to excel, regardless of our chosen field. Quality is a moving target. You delivered a great performance today. Tomorrow, the same performance becomes good enough. The day after, it is termed ‘mediocre”. Not because you din’t do it so well, but because someone else started doing it better than you. It is easy to get commoditized but very difficult to differentiate. Be so good that people take your performance as a yardstick to raise their game.

So, my takeaway for this Friday (and for the rest of my life) is – Be a yardstick of quality.

Have a FANTASTIC Friday and a wonderful weekend!