SUCCESS PRINCIPLE Vol 1

THE PRICE OF EXCELLENCE

Excellence is the quality of being exceptional good. For the student, to be excellent is to have an outstanding performance in all subjects. His works are always presentable and impressive to his master. He supplies the right and adequate answers to questions and puzzles. He is thorough in his approach and meticulous in his presentation. This makes him to impress his masters and secure high commendation. Excellence cannot be achieved without paying a price.

A student who desires excellence has a price to pay. There are seven D’s that summarize the price of excellence…

These are:

• DESIRE: To desire is to wish or long for. This is the foundation of excellence.

• DESIGNATION: This refers to your goal. You have definite goals set for your overall grade on each subject for each term or the session.

• DECISION: This refers to action plans or what to do and how to achieve the desired goal.

• DIRECTION: This defines the steps you are taking to your desired goals. You refuse to be diverted from your goal.

• DILIGENCE: This relates to hard work and taking pains to finish every task on schedule e.g. taking notes in the class, finishing assignments, solving hard mathematical sums etc.

• DETERMINATION: This implies the ability to resist the temptation to give up. You stick to your goal and your plan to arrive there.

• DISCIPLINE: This is the ability to keep your body under control to achieve your set goal. You say no to every distraction

God is excellent in all His works and He has endowed you with the power of excellence. You need to remember that it is not your I.Q. (intelligence quotient) that ensures your excellence but your ‘I can’ attitude.

Desire is a good thing. It is the power that gets things accomplished. Desire for the best is the inborn tendency of every person on earth. No one prays for second best. Desire is one of the keys to success. When success becomes the cry of your life, and the supreme desire of your soul and all the powers and energies of your spirit, soul and body cry out for it, it will surely come! It is not overstatement of fact to say that a student is limited only by the depth of his desire.

Daniel and his counterparts were ten times better than their classmate in Babylon, why should you desire less? A burning desire to be one of the best in your class should be the propelling force of your life. “Back of all achievement” we are told, “is an intense desire”. A burning desire is always confident, never despairing.

Desire will ignite in you a sense of commitment and hard work. It urges you to sacrifice all to achieve your desired goals. Strong desire results in self-discipline that makes a student conscious of time and utilizes every minute profitably. It keeps your heart and mind on your goal. Desire will overcome obstacles to success and avoid wasteful, useless and distractive activities.

Whatever had been your academic experience in the past, have a desire to make a change not only for the better, but for the best. It is the “burning desire” to a degree we have never yet realized that brings out the realization of the great dreams of our lives. Constantly maintain the hunger, passion and desire for the best at a boiling point in your heart. Before long, your desired success will be realized.

What is the dream of your life? What do you intend to become in the future? A Doctor, lawyer, accountant, architect, engineer, journalist, diplomat, pilot, nurse, or radiographer? There must be a burning desire to achieve your aim. You must have a resolute determination to attain your chief aim and expect that it shall be realized. Strong desire puts you ahead of mediocre and pitches your tent with men of great achievements.

There must be an insatiable desire for excellence within you. Develop a strong passion, hunger and desire to be among the best always. Before long, your expectation shall be realized.

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