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.
In consonance with my commitment not to ever teach what
sells but what works; and to live my message, I am giving my newest E-BOOK
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You are an ICON!
Adeleke David (Mr. Effectiveness)
