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SEVENAREAS OF EXCELLENCE

WHAT IS EXCELLENCE?

EXCELLENCE is the state of quality of being exceptionally good

“Excellence is never an accident; it is the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skillful execution and the vision to see obstacles as opportunities.”

Anonymous.

WHAT IS EXCELLENCE?

• SPIRITUAL DEPTH

• INTELLECTUAL GROWTH:

• EMOTIONAL HELP

• PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

• CHARITABLE LIVING

• FINANCIAL SUCCESS

• RELATIONSHIP

Seven Areas of Excellence

Ten Quotable quotes Paraphrases

We should give the Lord the excellence He deserves in everything we do”. Ricky Skaggs

“Never allow your desires to lead you away from God; allow nothing else to control you other than God and His Word. No matter what you see or pass through, don’t allow them to define you.” JaachynmaN.E. Agu

“Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.” ― Max Lucado, He Still Moves Stones

God is the only Superior being; He made all things perfectly. He deserves our praises .

We must not allow ambitions to take the place of God in our lives, but we should commit our ways to God’s hand and not be distracted with what we see.

To believe in God is to know that God is always right and cannot do wrong.

1. SPIRITUAL DEPTH

Spiritual Depth (Contd)

“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” ― Søren Kierkegaard

“All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Faith, a gift from God, is one of the most powerful forces governing our universe, just as the unseen power of gravity works to pull all things down, the unseen power of faith works to lifts all things up.” --Gene Griffin Producer

We pray not to inspire God but for our lives to be transformed

We have faith in God because of what we can see, we also believe that He is able to meet all our future needs.

As the earth and all its fullness are pull down by the unseen forces of gravity, the same way, the unseen power of faith preforms wonderful works. Faith is from God and has a high potency to deliver all things..

Spiritual Depths Cont.

“The reason birds can fly and we can't is simply because they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings.” ― J.M. Barrie, The Little White Bird

“Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe.” ― Mitch Albom, Have a Little Faith: a True Story

“Some things have to be believed to be seen.” ― Madeleine L'Engle

“Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons do not last. The spring rains will come.”

Sarah Ban Breathnach Writer

“Don't ever give up. Don't ever give in. Don't ever stop trying. Don't ever sell out. And if you find yourself succumbing to one of the above for a brief moment, pick yourself up, brush yourself off, whisper a prayer, and start where you left off. But never, ever, ever give up.”

Richelle E. Goodrich

By Faith, we can do exploit, we can attain excellence. Nothing shall be impossible unto them that has faith.

The way we are and the degree of exploit we carry is a function of the level of our faith.

We see things happening by our faith. We can attain excellence if we have faith.

Have faith in God and believe that your prayers have been answered. The present situation notwithstanding, expect a bright future.

We should keep going and keep trying no matter the situation of life. With prayer and faith, we can subdue mountains

Ten quotable quotes Paraphrases

“One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.”

Maya Angelou (born 1928);

“The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”

Vincent "Vince" Lombardi (1913-1970); Athletic Coach

“If you are content with the best you have done, you will never become the best you can be.”

Unknown

Courage can be acquired but potential is in born. When you are surrounded with courageous people, one becomes courageous. It takes courage to do exploit.

A life lived in pursuit of excellence would be fulfilled; When we sow the seed of excellence, we also reap excellence.

Don’t rest on your oars, Keep doing the right things at all times.

2. INTELLECTUAL GROWTH

Intellectual Growth (Contd)

“Let’s give the historians something to write about”Propertius (45 BC-15 BC)

“Mediocrity will never do. You are capable of something better.” ― Gordon B. Hinckley

“If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?” ― John Wooden

Keep doing good always for our work will speak for us when we are no longer there.

Never look imagine yourself weakness, but look at your ability. Have a positive mentality to do something better.

Always do the right things at the right time, avoid procrastination.

Intellectual Growth Cont.

“Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.” ― Booker T. Washington

“Even if nature shuts itself down all over again to give all men a level playing field, it is still only those who stand out with excellence that will rise and rule over others” ― Constance Chuks Friday

“A visionary is a leader of excellence who sees what others do not see, who achieves for now and plans for the future, who positively impacts different generations and raises up other visionaries.” ― Onyi Anyado

To achieve extraordinary progress in any life endeavour requires putting in extraordinary efforts.

No matter the circumstances of life, a man of excellence will be sought for to take charge.

A leader of excellence is a visionary leader who sees beyond now, a man of great achievements and a planner. He does not think of himself but he think of how to influence others positively.

Ten quotable quotes Paraphrase

“Compassion is the ultimate and most meaningful embodiment of emotional maturity. It is through compassion that a person achieves the highest peak and deepest reach in his or her search for self-fulfillment.”

Arthur Jersild

“The sharing of joy, whether physical, emotional, psychic, or intellectual, forms a bridge between the sharers which can be the basis for understanding much of what is not shared between them, and lessens the threat of their difference.”

Audre Lorde (1934-1992);

• “I hug him tightly. “I can’t imagine my life without you, Christian. I love you so much it frightens me.” “Me, too,” he breathes. “My life would be empty without you. I love you so much.” ― E.L. James, Fifty Shades Darker

We must share in other peoples feelings either good or bad, pain or joy; by doing this, we show love and cares to one another and genuine reconciliation.

As a Christian, we should learn to show love, care and share our feelings.

It take great sacrifice to acquire knowledge

3. EMOTIONAL HELP

Emotional Help (Cont.)

“Higher learning undergoes emotional pressure.” ― Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

“Real Love Spread Real Happiness!” ― Nasir

“Over intellect will make you a genius, over emotions will make you a lunatic.” ― Amit Kalantri

“I envy people that know love. That have someone who takes them as they are.” ― Jess C. Scott,

“I envy people that know love. That have someone who takes them as they are.” ― Jess C. Scott,

To develop knowledge requires sharing of ones burden.

When we sow the seed of love, we deposit joy to peoples life

To be highly intelligent is to be envied, to be over emotion makes a person foolish

A man of motional character show love and accept people the way they are.

Emotional Help(cont)

“People in love overvalue their heart and undervalue their mind.” ― Amit Kalantri

“Don't overestimate your emotions and underestimate your intelligence.” ― Amit Kalantri

“Emotions manipulates the man more than habits do.” ― Amit Kalantri

Love in the heart of a man cannot be bought with a price, it is above human comprehension.

We must not allow our feelings to outshine our thinking.

A man of emotion has no control over the affairs of his life, he is always loving.

Ten Quotable Quotes Paraphrases

“These virtues are formed in man by his doing the actions ... The good of man is a working of the soul in the way of excellence in a complete life.” ― Aristotle, The NicomacheanEthics

“I hope you will simply do what you can do in the best way you know. If you do so, you will witness miracles come to pass.” ― Gordon B. Hinckley

“If you’re any good at all, you know you can be better.” ― Lindsay Buckingham

Keep putting effort no matter what. Do your very best and you will command amazing results.

Don’t rest until your good becomes best and best becomes better. Put in more effort in a task so as to achieve better results

Cultivate the habit of loving good things, to hate excellence is to hate God.

4. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Physical appearance (Cont.)

“To hate excellence is to hate the gods.” ― Mary Renault, The Persian Boy

“When the actions becomes frequent than the words, success becomes heavier than the dreams. Do more, say less.” ― Israelmore Ayivor

Goodly character is not in-born, it is formed by constant working it out unto perfection.

Success in life requires taking steps, avoid procrastinating, take action; action speaks louder than voice.

Physical appearance (Cont.)

“You cannot score a goal when you are sitting on the bench. To do so, you have to dress up and enter the game.” ― Israelmore Ayivor

“Anything worth doing, is worth doing right.” ― Hunter S. Thompson

“People of excellence go the extra mile to do what's right.” ― Joel Osteen

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence” ― Vince Lombardi

“Don't Settle for Mediocrity. Strive for Excellence” ― Mac James

To excel requires a hard work and not being lazy. Only a hard worker wins the race.

Be diligent and show commitment to a giving task

To excel in life is to work hard; Success is only achievable through hard work

No one could attain the state of perfection but after continuous efforts, we would be distinguished.

Pursue excellence or distinction by putting more efforts, don’t aim at being average but strive to be preferred.

Ten Quotable Quotes Paraphrases

“The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. The saint is the man who walks through the dark paths of the world, himself a light.”Felix Adler (1851-1933)

“To help yourself, help others. Whatever good you do travels a circle and returns to you many times over-but remember, life isn't about what you get, it's about what you become.”

Dennis Gaskill “When God puts love and compassion

in your heart toward someone, He’s offering you an opportunity to make a difference in that person’s life. You must learn to follow that love. Don’t ignore it. Act on it. Somebody needs what you have.” ― Joel Osteen

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A great man bears the burdens of others and show the way go, he takes delight in meeting the needs of others. A Godly man does not discriminate but shows love to all.

To help the needy, we also receive help from God in the time of need; our life is a function of how much life we touch by our giving.

When God lay it in our heart to give to the needy, we affect their life positively, it is a way of sowing seed which must be pursued with love, it is an opportunity giving by God.

5. CHARITABLE LIVING

Charitable Living (Cont.)

Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.”

Mohammed “Joy is a net of love by which you

can catch souls.”Mother Teresa (1910-1997);

“I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love.”Mother Teresa (1910-1997);

“We can do no great things - only small things with great love.”

Mother Teresa (1910-1997);

The wealth of a man is measured by his giving life,

Love captures souls, we win people to our side with joy by showing them love.

There is no harm in love, love covers multitude of sins

With love, we can achieve great things

Charitable Living (Cont.)

Six essential qualities that are the key to success: Sincerity, personal integrity, humility, courtesy, wisdom, charity.”

Dr. William Claire Menninger (1899-1966);

“Charity activities are the force which gives our life meaning.”

Mazhar El Shorbagi

“It's not about how much you do, but how much love you put into what you do that counts.”

Mother Teresa (1910-1997)

Sincerity, personal integrity, humility, courtesy, wisdom and charity are the six important attributes to succeed in life

Charity is a potent strength that holds the world; Without charity, life will not be worth of living.

Life is not about how much efforts we put in, but how much life is touched by our giving

Ten Quotable Quotes Paraphrases

“Prosperity starts in ones heart not their pocket.” ― Ricky Maye

“A certain way to have financial security in life is not enough savings, but enough ability.” ― Amit Kalantri

“Financial fitness is not pipe dream or a state of mind it's a reality if you are willing to pursue it and embrace it.” ― Will Robinson

“A huge mistake that many of us make is to work hard our entire life for money and not require money to work for us in return.” ― Daniel Willey

To think rich is to prosper, and to think poor is to live in penury, prosperity is a thing of the heart.

Financial security is a function of our skills and not by how much money we have in stock.

To be financially stable requires adequate positioning of our mind set

Many people pursue over money all their lives thereby making it their master instead of servant, we should therefore allow money to work for us instead of we working for money.

6. FINANCIAL SUCCESS.

Financial Success (Contd.)

“It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good, too, to make sure that you haven't lost the things that money can't buy.” George Horace Lorimer (1899-1937);

“Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night.” Marian Wright Edelman (born 1939);

“The darkest hour in any man's life is when he sits down to plan how to get money without earning it.” Horace Greeley (1811-1872)

To have money and abundance of things is good, but we must be careful not to loose other virtues that money can not buy.

We should be conscious of how to make heaven rather than pursuing after money and position of authority.

A man without money lives in an obscured life because he is unable to meet the basic needs of life.

Financial Success (Contd.)

“Financial fitness is not pipe dream or a state of mind it's a reality if you are willing to pursue it and embrace it.” ― Will Robinson

“If you think rightly, every problem is financial problem or eventually becomes one.” ― Amit Kalantri

“You should be concerned about the state of your soul, not the state of your bank account.” ― Jennifer Weiner, Little Earthquakes

Prosperity is a function of our thinking, it does not come through day dream. It becomes a reality if we work it out.

It is a general believe that lack of money give rise to problem.

Our life does not consist of the abundance of wealth we have but our relationship with our God.

Ten Quotable Quotes Paraphrases

“Sincere compliments cost nothing and can accomplish much. In any relationship, they are the applause that refreshes. "Steve Goodier

“The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention...A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words.” Rachel Naomi Remen

“I just think it's silly to be stingy with compliments. If you see someone and they strike you as beautiful in any way, why not let them know?” Jill Scott (born 1972)

Saying commentary remarks to one another builds a cordial relationship. Complements provokes happiness in a relationship

We should learn to listen to other people’s views and opinions before taking action. Listening mind build a strong relationship.

We should lean to appreciate good thing or an individual with distinct character. say good things about good efforts and other people’s character.

7. RELATIONSHIP

RELATIONSHIP (Contd.)

“I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?” ― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song

“When you don't talk, there's a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.” ― Catherine Gilbert Murdock,

“Only a life lived for others is worth living.” Albert Einstein (1879-1955);

We should build a long term relationship which will stand the test of time while a short term relationship is a mere waste of time and it will crumble.

A close mouth is a close destiny; When we close our mouth, we conceal useful information

We should be committed to other peoples cause, be willing to serve others.

RELATIONSHIP (Contd.)

“I know enough to know that no woman should ever marry a man who hated his mother.” ― Martha Gellhorn,

“The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.” ― Ernest Hemingway,

“I may not always be with you But when we're far apartRemember you will be with meRight inside my heart” ― Marc Wambolt

“I think the key indicator for wealth is not good grades, work ethic or IQ. I believe it's relationships. Ask yourself two questions: How many people do I know, and how much ransom money could I get for each one?” ― Jarod Kintz

A man who hated his mother will hate his wife, such a man should not marry a wife at all.

We should remember that we are equally special. It will be very painful loosing our values in the process of loving someone too much.

A last relationship is devoid of out of sight and out of mind; people in a relationship are always connected in the spirit when they are far apart from each other.

Good grades, work ethics or intellects are not the key for measuring wealth, prosperity is measured by the our ability to maintain a long term relationship.

Thank you.