What the #iOS5 Release Teaches Us

Like many of you, I spent the last couple of hours of my day yesterday trying to update my iPhone and iPad to the latest software.

I tried multiple times to update, but each time I ran into an error.
I knew the problem.
I knew that I was having problems because many other people were doing the same thing I was doing and it was more than apple could handle at one time.

But I kept trying anyway.

Could I have quit for the day and tried in a day or two with more success?

Sure.

But I wanted the latest apple software immediately!

Why?

Because Apple has created a product and a culture that consistently provides excellence and superiority.

I was willing to keep trying and wasting my time doing something that I knew would be easier later because I couldn’t wait to get my hands on what Apple had just released.

If we create consistently excellent experiences and consistently excellent lives, other people will want something we have.

Excellence creates a need for more.

Whether you’re a parent, a pastor, a friend, a student, a Christian…

Be excellent, consistently.

Make people want what you have!

If you own an i device, how long did it take you to update to iOS5?