Making the decision to trade affirmation for achievement may be one of the greatest obstacles you face. But when you’re willing to do it, you have passed an important landmark on the success journey. Excellence over Acceptability Making a commitment to excellence is a fundamental step on the success journey. My friend Chuck Swindoll, chancellor of Dallas Theological Seminary, noted: Competitive excellence requires 100 percent all of the time. If you doubt that, try maintaining excellence by setting