Hello Dear Reader. In the first post on The 3 Laws of
Exceptionality, I shared on the Law of Giving. In this post we will take on the
second law. As a reminder, it is not what you know that really makes the
difference but what you do with what you learn. I personally make conscious
efforts to put into practice everything I learn immediately I leave the place
of learning. That way, it gets built into my system and subconscious pretty
faster because I am carrying it out with the enthusiasm I had when I learned
it. If you allow the passion and energy to wane before you practice these laws,
you may not get maximum results. You are the architect of your own destiny; I
am just a guide and consultant. You are the builder, I am the observer. Guess
what? I am just as busy building my own life as well. So you will be better off
considering it a privilege to get a little of my attention since I am just as
busy as you are. Before you get into reading the next law, if you missed my FREE E-book Gift in my last post, here
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The Law of Obedience
True
obedience is prompt and precise.
There are
two concepts that try to discredit this law. They are partial obedience and
delayed obedience. If I must lay things straight, the end does not justify the
means. There are some things that are not to be rationalized. Let me give you a
quick example: Suppose you are CEO of GE, and you tell your personal assistant
“Sam, can you please get this cup of coffee off my table? I need to get down to
work right away.” Sam responds that he will be right back to do what you have
asked him to do; only that he just wants to deliver the files you handed to him
earlier to the accounting department and HR. While Sam is away, your secretary
walks in with a document for you to sign from the COO. Remembering that the cup
of coffee is still on your table, you ask the secretary to get rid of it. She leaves
the document before you, grabs the cup of coffee, wipes the table dry and heads
out immediately. She returns within a few minutes to continue with the signing
she earlier came in to do. While you are signing the document, Sam returns to
execute the new instruction of getting the cup of coffee off your table only to
realize that it’s been done already. Now tell me, who obeyed you? Sam or your
secretary?
Obedience
to God, authority figures, your intuition and your conscience – if it must
count in your favor – must be prompt and precisely executed. What is instructed
must not be incompletely executed nor should it be delayed for anything. We
must learn to correctly discern what is important all the time, especially in
the workplace. Partial obedience and delayed obedience are snags to
experiencing the extraordinary results that should follow ever act of
obedience. True obedience guarantees favor, strengthens reputation and enhances
dependability. If you really want to obey, don’t delay and don’t rationalize.
Do just what was instructed immediately.
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Adeleke David (Mr. Effectiveness)
