Opening some of the premier gaming and hospitality properties was a tremendous experience. Being part of what they became was an honor.
· Everyone works hard
· In hopes of doing great work.
· The difference between good and great
· Is in your attention to detail and commitment.
Planning and opening the Mirage was an exercise in excellence. Competitors and pundits predicted failure, but we never wavered in our belief that it was going to be great. There were challenges that tested the depth of our thinking and there were days that tested our strength, but our goal to be great never faltered. We were driven to be attentive to the smallest of details while wrestling with unheard of volumes – for me it was handling more applications and new employees than anyone had every done before. And when we opened it was dealing with thousands of customers every hour of every day for months. And when the boss decided to host a championship boxing match 17 days after opening, we had to figure out how to build temporary stands and bars and bathrooms and entry and exit lanes for 17,000 fight fans. But by then we’d mastered excellence and there was no going back to mediocrity. Make a personal commitment to excellence today.
Thomas Spencer Monson (1927 – 2018): American religious leader, author, and the 16th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
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