Amateurs have a goal. Professionals have a process. - Shane Parrish

If all you see are average people, you will end up with average standards. But average standards aren’t going to get you where you want to go. Standards become habits, and habits become outcomes. Few people realize that exceptional outcomes are almost always achieved by people with higher-than-average standards.

Thus, our progress in a given area is not about how fast we are moving now but is best measured by how far we’ve moved relative to where we started.

Ideas are cheap. Execution is expensive. The ability to execute separates people, not the ability to come up with ideas.