UdyamGita

In entrepreneurship, excellence is not a choice. It is a mandated process that has to be followed at every step and by everyone. Starting from housekeeping staff to the CEO, everyone has to strive for excellence. Whatever they do, if it is done with excellence and dedication, that culture and mindset become contagious, and the results speak for themselves. Businesses do not grow based on how well only the big ticket items are executed, but on how each and every activity at every level is executed.

However, excellence has a side effect. A person who does an excellent job also expects excellent results. He expects recognition for his effort and benefits and perks for being excellent. But results often depend on many external factors as well. External validation then becomes another pitfall. Hence, detachment from results should also be practiced while excellence is being pursued. “I gave my best and I am not bothered about others or the results.” If this becomes the motto of people who are aiming for excellence, the culture will sustain. Otherwise, it can fall into traps of negativity, exhaustion, and burnout, eventually driving people towards mediocrity. As stated earlier, excellence should be the virtue of any business, and to keep it thriving, detachment from results must be practiced along with faith in the leaders and the system.

Krishna radically simplifies devotion. He does not ask for grand rituals or extravagant offerings. A leaf, a flower, a fruit, or even water—when offered with sincerity—is enough. The spirit behind the act matters more than the scale of the act.

He then elevates this idea further: every action itself can become an offering. When work is performed with dedication but surrendered in spirit, one is freed from the bondage of outcomes—good or bad. This is the essence of renunciation through action.

Business Insight

In entrepreneurship, excellence is not optional—it is the operating system.

From housekeeping staff to the CEO, every role must be executed with the same standard of dedication. Businesses do not fail because of poor big decisions alone; they fail because small things are done carelessly, repeatedly.

Growth is not the result of a few heroic executions, but of consistent excellence at every level. When excellence becomes a habit, results start speaking on their own.

Leadership Lesson

Excellence, however, carries a hidden trap—expectation of results and recognition.

A person who gives their best naturally expects:

• Validation
• Rewards
• Visibility

But outcomes are influenced by many external factors beyond effort. When excellence becomes conditional on recognition, it leads to frustration, burnout, and eventually mediocrity.

The higher practice is this mindset:

“I gave my best. Results are not mine to control.”

When teams combine excellence with detachment—and faith in leadership and systems—the culture sustains itself without emotional exhaustion.

Key Takeaways

• Sincerity matters more than scale—small acts done well compound massively.
• Business growth depends on excellence at every level, not just leadership decisions.
• Expectation of results can poison excellence if not managed consciously.
• Detachment from outcomes protects energy and consistency.
• Excellence with surrender creates sustainable high performance.