Today like promised I share my core value number two. Which one do you think it is?
Beyond integrity the one other thing i value is excellence. Whatever it is I am doing, if i cannot give my all to it, then I would rather not do it. My work is laced with the touch of excellence irrespective of whether anyone is watching or not.
Excellence for me means doing all that is within your power to produce the very best results there can be on any project you are working on. What this means is that you can not settle for anything less than the best you can offer. It means studying to understand what best practices are there in whatever you are doing and pursuing them wholeheartedly. It means going out of your comfort zone and pushing yourself beyond your limits to get it right.
Excellence is not perfection, it is making sure you live yourself on your work. It means making sure there was nothing more you could do.
I apply this to my life, my work, my ministry, my parenting and virtually everything I do. if I cannot do it well, I'd rather not do it. What is excellence to you? Do you value excellence in others? Do you value it in yourself?Are you being excellent at what you are doing?
Our God is an excellent God and He made us in His image. How is your life reflecting that excellence? I choose to do it in everything that I do. I invite you to join me.
Sam.
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Core Values-Integrity
Today I will begin like promised to share my core values. What are core values? They are what a person or organization is all about. They are what is found in the deepest part of a person or company. They are what is second nature to a person or organization. That is my simple definition of core values. They do not simply reflect what you aspire to. They belong in the realm of things you have internalized and they come like second nature to you. At least that is what core values should be in my understanding.
There are many people walking and living today who have no clue what their life is about. Their core value is they have no values at all. Their lives are shallow at best. Is this the best way to live your life? I wouldn't say so. It works out well for someone when he has certain guiding principles in life. We are not under any obligation to mimic the values of others but we are at liberty to embrace the good we find in others and and make it part of our values. The truth of the matter is that we all learn from the example of others and the values we hold dear are shaped by the people we have grown up with and interacted with over a long period of time.
One of the primary core values I hold on to is integrity. Integrity comes from the English root word integer. What is an integer? It is a whole number if you can remember your basic mathematics. Integrity therefore means wholeness, oneness and fullness. It means you do not say one thing and do another. What you preach, you practise. Your positions do not shift with the shifting ground. You remain true to yourself and others irrespective of what it will cost you. Psalm 15 talks of a man who swears to his own hurt but does not change his word. That means when you promise to get something done for someone you do all you can to fulfill your promise without thinking what it will cost you It also means being careful not to offer empty promises in the heat of the moment. You must fully understand what you are getting into so that you get to do what you promised. However in situations where you do not have full information, the fact that you promised to get it done means you are bound by your word to do it. The only thing that should stop you is death or incapacitation. Any other thing is an excuse and people of integrity do not hide behind excuses to fail others.
What does all this mean for me? It means I am careful to do what I promise without giving lame excuses or even some seemingly justifiable excuses. Integrity is key and a lack of it is costing us a ton as individuals, organizations and nations. Think about people and organizations breaking their promises. What would this world come to? Think about if your service providers lied to you about the reliability of their services? How much damage would it bring you? That is why integrity is something we must all hold dear and aspire to.
Have a week of Integrity.
See you next Thursday
To a better life,
Sam.
There are many people walking and living today who have no clue what their life is about. Their core value is they have no values at all. Their lives are shallow at best. Is this the best way to live your life? I wouldn't say so. It works out well for someone when he has certain guiding principles in life. We are not under any obligation to mimic the values of others but we are at liberty to embrace the good we find in others and and make it part of our values. The truth of the matter is that we all learn from the example of others and the values we hold dear are shaped by the people we have grown up with and interacted with over a long period of time.
One of the primary core values I hold on to is integrity. Integrity comes from the English root word integer. What is an integer? It is a whole number if you can remember your basic mathematics. Integrity therefore means wholeness, oneness and fullness. It means you do not say one thing and do another. What you preach, you practise. Your positions do not shift with the shifting ground. You remain true to yourself and others irrespective of what it will cost you. Psalm 15 talks of a man who swears to his own hurt but does not change his word. That means when you promise to get something done for someone you do all you can to fulfill your promise without thinking what it will cost you It also means being careful not to offer empty promises in the heat of the moment. You must fully understand what you are getting into so that you get to do what you promised. However in situations where you do not have full information, the fact that you promised to get it done means you are bound by your word to do it. The only thing that should stop you is death or incapacitation. Any other thing is an excuse and people of integrity do not hide behind excuses to fail others.
What does all this mean for me? It means I am careful to do what I promise without giving lame excuses or even some seemingly justifiable excuses. Integrity is key and a lack of it is costing us a ton as individuals, organizations and nations. Think about people and organizations breaking their promises. What would this world come to? Think about if your service providers lied to you about the reliability of their services? How much damage would it bring you? That is why integrity is something we must all hold dear and aspire to.
Have a week of Integrity.
See you next Thursday
To a better life,
Sam.
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