Excellence and Passion
December 12, 2018
It's time to stop listening and start living!
EXCELLENCE AND PASSION
I have read over 20books on purpose and still reading.
Two words that always show up whenever purpose is delved into are excellence and passion.
You cannot separate excellence and passion from purpose.
If you are going to fulfil your purpose, become a person of value and ultimately succeed in life, you cannot divorce excellence and severe relationship with passion.
You must be excellent in the use of your gift and be passionate about your delivery of it.
You must be passionate about refining your gift and be excellent on every platform you find yourself.
You must be passionately committed to your purpose and champion it with excellence.
Hear this, people may not value and respect you when they meet you the first time but when you deliver your craft with passion and excellence, they will pay you over and over again!
In 2019, I dare you to commit to EXCELLENCE AND PASSION!
Refuse to deliver your gifts without energy, zest and passion.
Refuse any opportunity you won’t deliver with excellence.
Be your best and give your best at every given opportunity.
Your life and success depend on it.
I BELIEVE IN YOU!
– Dr Samuel Ekundayo
You Need Clarity of Purpose
In 2017, I applied to speak at TEDx. Rejected. In 2018, I applied again. Rejected. In 2019, I applied twice—both times, again, rejected. But I didn’t stop. Why? Because I was stubborn about my purpose. Like the widow in Luke 18 who kept returning to the judge, pleading for justice, I kept showing up. I kept believing that one day, the door would open. Eventually, it did. That TEDx stage didn’t come because I was the most eloquent or the most visible—it came because I refused to give up. I’ve learnt that any success you desire in life will demand persistence. Not talent, not applause, not connections—persistence. When all else fails, try persistence. When clarity is blurry, try persistence. When the applause is absent and the doors are locked—try persistence. Seest thou a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings (Proverbs 22:29). If I could share one counsel with every dreamer, it would be this: Be stubborn about your purpose. Be relentless in your pursuit. For in due season, you will reap—if you faint not. I believe in you. Dr Samuel Ekundayo | The Purpose Preacher