THE 3 LAWS OF EXCEPTIONALITY

Have you wondered what the greatest of men in the history of the world did to become so exceptional? Of a truth, there are stars and there are superstars, and there is a whole world of difference between them.  A wise man opined that “the secret of men is in their daily routine” meaning that there are things that these people did that made them so exceptional. In The Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell is of the opinion that the outliers–those people that engendered extraordinary results–performed so not just because of what they did but also because of where they are from. I totally agree with him and I suggest that you make the most of your background and all the advantages that it offers you in your quest for an exceptional life. But in this post, I am going to dwell on those things you need to do to make your life count maximally. Knowing and taking advantage of your background, you must do the right things also to be really exceptional. That is what Effectiveness is all about; and that is my message to you.

Just yesterday, Goldie, a Nigerian Music Star and one of the faces at Big Brother Africa died of pulmonary embolism in the wee hours of Friday, February 16, 2013. Shocking as it was, it reinforced the fact that you have such a brief lifetime to be all that you are made to be. At the most, you have twenty years atop a century. And if you are reading this, I would guess that you have consumed the twenty years over and above the century mark. If the reports of the UNFPA are anything to go by, life expectancy is not more than 90 years in any country in the world. Going by this, it tells that you are, at the moment, left with less than 70 years to be all that you were born to be. That calls for some reasons to be serious and intentional about each and every moment of your life; especially NOW!

Exceptionality. What does it mean? The closest word to it is Uniqueness. You are the only you that ever existed, currently exists and will ever exist on this earth. God has not run out of genetic combinations to repeat one combination in all the time the world has been in existence. That tells me that you have one life that is unique in all its ramifications. There is no one that can behave, perform and influence the world in the way that you can. You are one in 12 billion! Let that stick first.

Now, to the 3 Laws of Exceptionality. The three laws I am about to share with you are three of the most powerful truths that I have found in my research into the annals of history of the most exceptional men that ever walked the face of the earth. Talk about men like Alexander the Great, Jesus Christ, Abraham, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, George Muller, Martin Luther King Jnr., Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Micheal Faraday and the list goes on. The interesting part is how I have come to understand these three laws. My understanding of them is completely different from how I have heard most of the world’s motivational speakers talk about them. So why not see my perspective and how it drives exceptionality.

The Law of Giving

Whatever must leave the hand must have already left the heart.

I discovered that we don’t really give with our hands; rather we give from our hearts. All giving that is not from the heart is simply hand exercise. Many people claim to give but they are only wasting their time and resources, because nothing can be expected from such endeavors.  There is a right way to give without which the whole essence and power of giving is defeated. I have written severally that “a lie never turns out to be true”; so no matter how long you spend doing the wrong thing, it will never turn out to be the correct thing. Nature is designed to support only the very things that are rightly done. Giving done apart from the heart carries no promise of returns, bears no real value and counts for a loss to the purported giver. For giving to truly count, it must be from the heart and leave from the hand. Otherwise, it is not giving.

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You are an ICON!

Adeleke David (Mr. Effectiveness)