The choice to do our best at all times is ours and ours alone to make. We can do our best and expect the same effort from everyone else, and when we find that they do not follow our lead, it is easy to get angry and resentful about the unfairness of it all. To commit to excellence is a personal commitment, though ,like integrity. It does not have anything to do with what anyone else is doing. It come from us and is for us, and, while we are not doing good work for rewards, but, rather, a higher purpose, we often and up with plenty of reward anyway, because good work is valued by many.