So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’” Luke 17:10 Great finishes are as crucial as great beginnings. Whether it be in making presentations, or playing a game of tennis and even, in delivering sermons, finishing right is always important. You don’t want …
Empower Your Team
“For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you…” Romans 1:11 The Apostle Paul lived an accomplished life as an illustrious ambassador of Jesus to the Gentile world of his time. The man from Tarsus, “fought the good fight, finished the race and kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7). He was …
Shield Yourself From Distractions
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us…” Hebrews 12:2 Distractions are our worst enemies in our pursuit to live a more accomplished lives. They attack us in different ways, …
Keep Your Eyes On The Future
“When there is no prophetic vision, the people cast off restraint.” Proverbs 29:18 Vision is your clear view of what you want to do or what you want to be in the future. It is not a mere dream or some wish that seems to energize you only for a moment. Vision isn’t like that. It is compelling, vivid and …
Preserve Your Gains
“As iron sharpens an iron, so one man sharpens another” Proverbs 27:17 Perhaps, you have just inked your first business deal, lost that first ten pounds, graduated top of your class or won your first convert. Congratulations! You are now a certified sensation. The toast of the town! Everything looks perfect, isn’t it? Maybe not. Because this moment could also …
Manage Your Setbacks
“…were made strong out of their weakness…” Hebrews 11:34 Every successful athlete or businessman knows a thing or two about setbacks and failures. No one who has reached some heights of a career or a ministerial success is a stranger to adversities. Even defeat. Whether it be a Joshua, a George Washington, a Manny Pacquaio or a Mel Gibson, every …
Take Time To Rest, Recuperate and Celebrate
“Come to me all of you who labor and heavy laden and I will give you rest…” Matthew 11:28 Rest, which is known in Hebrew as “shabbath,” is one of the very earliest themes in the Bible. In Genesis, God himself introduced the very idea of rest and he himself did it. Rest is sacred. It is godly and biblical. …
Get Feedback & Support
“Where there is no guidance the people fall, but in abundance of counselors there is victory.” Proverbs 11:14 Your journey to be an accomplished individual need not to be a solitary one. Whether you are seeking to be a more accomplished parent, student, employee or a church leader, you can definitely use some good company. Don’t do it alone. You …
Start Small But Steady
“My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you…” Galatians 4:19 It’s been trumpeted by many nutritionists, therapists, and trainers that change is better achieved and sustained in small steps, instead of one big leap. The reason is because real and beneficial change needs time to happen. So don’t rush it. But you should …
Learn As Much As You Can
“Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress may be evident to all” 1 Timothy 4:15 Your degree of transformation is dependent on how much knowledge you know. The more you know, the better you can change anything. Remember: knowledge is power. No real change could come from ignorance. Don’t stay ignorant. Change doesn’t come …