Acceptable vs. Exceptional - Daily Thought With Coach Daly - Thur. 1-29-26 #1784

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I found another lesson from a former student of mine. Coach Ray Ostrowski (@CoachRayO3313) shared this gem with his introduction: “Why accept Acceptable when you’re capable of Exceptional? Acceptable is ‘good enough’ for some but never meets the minimum standard for Great. Take small steps daily that combat our natural instinct to be satisfied & tolerate ‘acceptable.” I reposted this from him with my thoughts: “Great stuff @CoachRayO3313 … awesome reminder for life and for anyone open to paying attention.” Today’s episode came in my mobile studio because I wanted to get out to you as soon as I could. Early this morning I had a dream and it got my day started in a direction of wanting to learn more, do more, and to keep getting things done. It’s all about “Acceptable vs. Exceptional” - “Why tolerate acceptable when you’re capable of exceptional? This is something many wrestle with daily. Greatness demands higher standards. Acceptable is good enough for many - but not for the great. Strive to develop the diligence, competitiveness, details, standards, routines, & expectations to become exceptional. Good enough is the enemy of great.” I hope this helps you see some things that you want to work on. Remember, there is not one way of being Exceptional. So many ways to fit it into the areas of life that we want it to be!! Thanks for listening. Please take a few moments to subscribe & share this with someone, also leave a 5 Star rating on Apple Podcasts and ITunes or other services where you find this show. Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachtoexpectsuccess/ on Twitter / “X”: @coachtosuccess and on Instagram at: @coachjohndaly - My YouTube Channel is at: Coach John Daly. Email me at: [e-mail] You can also head on over to https://www.coachtoexpectsuccess.com/ and get in touch with me there on my homepage along with checking out my Top Book list too. Other things there on my site are being worked on too. Please let me know that you are reaching out to me from my podcast. ** I would appreciate anyone to try clicking on the top of the show notes where it says "Send us a text" to leave a few thoughts / comments / questions. It's a new feature that I'd like to see how it works. **