Lots
of people refer to the Holy Bible as the “good book,” but few refer to the
Bible when they look for lessons, but it remains a fact that most motivational
speakers, teachers, and authors refer to the Bible as the best motivational
book ever published. We draw our success lesson from the Bible in this article,
as we seek to inspire you to be the best you can ever be, and thus ensure that
you live a life of significance!
The
Bible gives an account of the life of Daniel and his prophecies that amaze a
lot of people, and surely gets a lot of people desiring to have the attributes
that such a noble man like Daniel possessed. One attribute that clearly stood
out about Daniel is Excellence!
Daniel
6 verse 3 says, “Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and
princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set
him over the whole realm.”
A
brief background check about Daniel will inform you dear reader that Daniel was
a captive from Israel who was taken in by King Nebuchadnezzar. Being a slave
did not stand in his way to greatness or significance because an excellent
spirit was in him; in fact the king sought to put him above all the Presidents
of the land, meaning he desired to put him above all people in the land except
him.
Many
of us, as said before, desire to be promoted. We all desire to reach the
pinnacle or summit of our professions or careers. We all yearn to be recognised
by the people in power and to be rewarded. The trick lies in developing a habit
of excellence in all you do. While many are trying to use various trickeries
and gimmicks to get attention or to be noticed few ever get their pulse to the
secret. The secret is simply Excellency!
In
a world where many are so immersed in their struggles and what is not going on
so well for them, few people care enough to focus on their duties and tasks.
The result is poorly done, undercooked, half- baked shoddy products that do not
meet the least standards expected of them. This is why they get noticed, but
rather in a negative way. They build a reputation of failure, of poor quality, of
substandard work and everything negative that can be churned out by an
individual.
Never
get this twisted; everyone should be an attention seeker! You might not believe
it, but this is the real truth of the matter. In fact attention seeking is a
survival or success strategy. When you hear people saying someone is an
attention seeker, all they are really saying is that they are making so much
noise but they can’t back it with action and results. The banal and average are
the ones always convicted of this crime, because they try and invent all sort
of tricks to draw attention to themselves as if to compensate for their poor
performance.
Those
who really excel will always get attention even if they try their best to be
discrete. An excellent person can be likened to a shining beacon of light in
pitch black darkness; you can’t help but just notice them. The best way to earn
the attention that really matters is simple; excel in what you do always.
The
following are some simple ways to help you to develop excellence as habit:
1.
Always go further than expected: Most people have a habit of doing just what
is required of them. They meet the minimum expectations then they stop.
Excellent people will always go an extra mile to make sure their performance is
fool proof. This is exactly what makes them who they are, excellent.
2.
Don’t be afraid to stand out: The tragedy we have is that the world we
live in today has become just but one colour, because we have so many people
trying so hard to hide their true colours so that they just fit in. In schools well-mannered
kids are labelled bootlickers or sell outs. Don’t be scared of such labels, it’s
just an affirmation from the average that they admire your being
exceptionality. Rather wear those tags as a symbol of honour.
3.
Define your Core Values: Daniel was a captive in a foreign land but
he never forsook his Israelite values and that made him the excellent man he
was. All excellent people have a set of values and that is the mainstay of
their excellence. Define and develop yours.
The
world is so awash with average performances, which is why it will stand still
for excellence!
The writer is a motivational Speaker
He can be contacted on glendhliwayo@gmail.com
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