Many of us came seeking to excel in a meritocracy that valued our special intellectual abilities.
Instead, they zeroed in on rapidly expanding product and service niches (renewable energy) and sought to excel at one thing.
I started this company because people were coming to ask me, "What should I do with my money?" It's a really hard question, but we sought to excel on the three pillars that we think are most important in answering it: performance, convenience and peace of mind.
Muhammad's impact goes beyond Muslim women seeking to excel at sports.
The campus offered me countless opportunities, and I ran after them: I was president of my (co-ed) fraternity, published fiction, took music lessons, held down more than one job, and sought to excel in my classes.
Black kids, whose parents had struggled against much tougher odds, got a version of the same lecture, along with warnings of the humiliations they faced as they sought to excel, and the far greater risks if they dared to pursue systemic change.
Try to excel at athletics.
Perhaps these are ways in which you seek to help others or help them excel at higher levels.
Encourage young Muslims to join sport activities and provide opportunities to show off their talent and ability to excel, while supporting those who seek to establish their social identity and be recognized.
