The Winning Edge

In order to get the winning edge, we need to strive for excellence, not perfection. Striving for perfection is neurologistic; striving for excellence is progress, because there is nothing that can't be done better or improved.
All that we need to is a little edge. The winning horse in the race may win 5 to 1 or 10 to 1 odds. Do you think he is five or ten times faster than other horses? Of course not. He may only be faster by fraction, by a nose, but the reward are five or ten times greater.
Is it fair? Who cares? It doesn't matter. Those are the rules of the game. That is way the game is played. The same is true in our lives. Successful people are not ten times smarter than the people who fail. They may be fractionally better, but the rewards are ten times bigger.
We don't don't need to improve 1000% in one area. All you need is to improve 1% in 1000 different areas, which is a lot easier. That is the winning edge!