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In a person's career, well, if you're process-oriented and not totally outcome-oriented, then you're more likely to be success. I often say 'pursue excellence, ignore success.' Success is a by-product of excellence.
Deepak Chopra
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Interpretation

What this quote means

Focusing on excellence in your work will ultimately lead to success as a natural result.

Deepak Chopra highlights the importance of being process-oriented rather than solely outcome-focused in one’s career. By pursuing excellence in what you do, success will follow as a by-product, emphasizing that the journey and quality of work are paramount to achieving real success.

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ExcellenceSuccessCareerProcessOutcome

In practice

Example use cases

During a motivational speech at a career development workshop.

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