Jim Collins’ Good To Great: GOOD IS THE ENEMY OF THE GREAT

I was reminded of Jim Collins’ Good To Great when I was in Orlando to attend an Internet Marketing recently in February 2008…

Mike Filsaime was speaking at his last appearance (for more details, visit www.RogerLoh.com)  and Mike’s 1st sentence when he was up on stage was:

“How many of you read GOOD TO GREAT?”

“And how many of you remember the 1st sentence in that book?”

And he said…

“GOOD is the ENEMY of the GREAT!”

I fully agreed with that…

And that reminds me of a similar quote from T. Harv Eker:

“If your goal is to be comfortable, chances are you’ll never get rich. But if your goal is to be rich, chances are you’ll end up mighty comfortable”

You see, how many of us become comfortable in life, especially after finishing school, polytechnic or university… and then found a good job that pays us well?

I was once a victim as I told my ex-colleagues that I’ll work till I retire. That well-paying job as an engineer was certainly GOOD - I could afford the creature comfort of life - nice apartment and condo, brand new cars, a holiday a year…

But it was certainly *NOT* GREAT. I lost my freedom. My life just consist of a boring 9 to 5 where I had to get up, get out whether I like it or not.

And now, life is so C-0-0-L for me - as I type this, I am lazing around at home during mid-morning, expressing myself here and moving from GOOD to GREAT!