Excellence

My desire is to advance in every area of my life. To deliver high qualtiy results one must make choices. Pastor Robb Thomson wrote "rising to another level in life doesn't just happen automatically or by chance" in his book entitled Excellence in the Workplace. Excellence is a state not a destination.

Consistent effort despite obstacles is necessary to maintain excellence. Talent is given but discipline must used to achieve high marks in business and in life. I have learned to continue with the vision and keep positive routines in spite of temporary defeats. What is temporary is subject to change.

A challenging situation can become a rewarding experience but we have to see the solution first. Finish the assignment. The benefits of excellence must be firmly planted in the mind to endure. I overcome because I know the time of recompense is near.

An Attitude of Excellence

We must evaluate our progress and excute changes to reach our full potential consistently.  A set mind on the habit or word we need to manifest is the key to an excellent attitude.  Our thoughts govern our actions.

A strong desire to improve is necessary to be great.  However, overcoming failures are critical as well.  Whenever I loose focus I change my mind to the direction I want to go.

"For as he thinks in his heart so is he....."Proverbs 23:7a(Amplified)

Written Statements

Written goals create a vision of the end results. I accomplish more when I write my objectives down. Proverbs 29:18a states "Where there is no revelation(vision)the people cast off restraint...". More self control is possible when we write our goals down.

How will you know when you arrive?  Posted expectations are effective to understand location.  Either we can increase or we can decrease but the standards must be clearly stated.  Studies have found that individuals who had written goals accomplished more over the course of their lives than those who had no written goals.

Words create images.  The image of the end result is what causes it to manifest.  There must be consistent focus on the end result to finish. Agreement brings closure. Jesus stated"Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven"  Matthew 18:20 NKJV

Do you know what you are authorized to do?  I am writer and a business man.  Look at your self on paper via your resume and see if you have operated in your gifts.  Understand your strengths and weaknesses.

In our society we honor what is written.  I write down my plans daily.  Jesus stated"It is written......" in Luke 4:4.  Agreement with what is written helps it to be established in our lives.

Focus On Faith

Do you want to reach your full potential? We must go beyond our comfort zones to utilize our gifts and talents completely. This is how capacity is expanded. Do the things you do not want to do to create good habits. It is done by faith until results are seen.

We have been authorized to release our full potential.  The outcome is tied to consistent effort.  Talent needs patience.  God blesses discipline.  Pastor Rob Thompson stated"God is not going to transfer wealth from the wicked to the just because they are saved."  We must apply ourselves.  Proverbs 10:4 states"He becomes poor that who works with a slack and idle hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich".  It takes painful efforts to succeed.

There is pain before birth.  Learning to deal with different types of people will develop your faith and your skills.  People bring our blessings and our challenges.  The key is know the persons authority.

Many times help does come through other people.  I can show this to you in the scriptures.
 
"When the children of Israel cried out to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for the children of    Israel, who delivered them Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother"Judges 3:9 NKJV

Help is truthful.  Lies are harmful.  Mentors help push us to our potential.  Pain also causes us to maximize.

I move from pain by going past my limits.  For example, a person unhappy in a job will be inclinded to sharpend their skills or move to a position they are authorized to do.

Take Action

Faith without works is dead.   Procrastination is a dream and a weakness.  Focus on the end and complete the steps needed to finish.  Move forward in the vision given by God believing it is possible.

The ability to see the unseen will determine your destiny.  Success requires persistence and vision.  God is moved by our faith not our needs.  The Holy Spirit stated to me yesterday while as reading Rotman business magazine"Do not be unbelieving but believing."John 20:27b(NKJV)

It is possible to operate beyond our natural abilities but our faith must increase first. "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1(NKJV).  If we live by our five senses we will loose at every turn.

The way to return and to advance after a failure is to live and to act on what you believe.  You should believe what Gods says.

"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony and they did not love their lives to the death"Revelation 12:11(NKJV)

Sin should not hinder us from reaching our destinies.  God forgives our sins.  When the devil reminds me of my mistakes I remind him of God's Word(Leviticus 16:10).