Seven Lessons in Pursuit of Excellence: Focus Performance & Service Excellence
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OSCAR BONGA NOMVETE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Oscar Bonga Nomvete (MBA MSc) is a Leadership and Management Consultant based in London, UK. He facilitates Leadership workshops and seminars for Non-Governmental Organizations, Churches and Corporate Companies. His Passion is to train people on the Principles that enhance Personal, Management and Leadership Effectiveness. He inspires people to become Leaders in their Careers and Fields of calling. He started his career as a Youth Worker, working for Charity Organisations such as Youth For Christ where he worked in numerous countries in Africa and in the USA. He is the Managing Director of First Pinnacle LTD and pursuing Doctoral Studies in Business Leadership. An Entrepreneur, a Public Speaker, and a Teacher.
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Seven Lessons in Pursuit of Excellence - OSCAR BONGA NOMVETE
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DEDICATIONS
This book is dedicated to my Mother Nomsa Nomvete. Thank you for your prayers Mum.
Contents
DEDICATIONS
INTRODUCTION//
CHAPTER 01// FAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO EXCELLENCE
CHAPTER 02// DEVELOP A MINDSET FOR EXCELLENCE
CHAPTER 03// MAKE EXCELLENCE A DAILY HABIT
CHAPTER 04// POSITION YOURSELF STRATEGICALLY FOR EXCELLENCE IN RELATIONSHIPS
CHAPTER 05// SEARCH FOR LESSONS OF EXCELLENCE IN EVERY RELATIONSHIP
CHAPTER 06// SET GOALS SPECIFICALLY FOR PERSONAL EXCELLENCE
CHAPTER 07// USE FAILURE AS A STEPPING STONE TO EXCELLENCE
PRACTICAL TIPS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
BOOK SUMMARY
BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR
PERSONAL NOTES
PERSONAL NOTES
PERSONAL NOTES
INTRODUCTION//
Passion is what guarantees Excellence
missing image file You can only excel in something you love doing. It is not possible to excel on any work you do not enjoy.
EXCELLENCE = (ASSIGNMENT + FOCUS) X PASSION
EXCELLENCE = (SERVICE + FOCUS) X PASSION
Without Focus it is not possible to reach Excellence.
Passion is the quality that determines how far you will go to get excellent results. It is not possible to remain passionate about something you do not enjoy.
missing image file Without passion for your work, it is very difficult to succeed, and to excel is unimaginable.
missing image file It is easy to excel in an activity that is within your purpose in life. Therefore, the first step to become a Person of Excellence is knowing your purpose in life.
Excellence is the amount of action applied on an activity, or the amount of effort exerted on an activity to get better results.
Excellence is doing the thing right, and Wisdom is doing the right thing.
Any Service, any Assignment, any Task is an opportunity to demonstrate excellence, but to consistently deliver quality is only possible if you train your mind to be focused, passionate and maximize each opportunity.
Lack of focus leads to missed opportunities. When opportunities are seized, they become stepping stones to great achievements.
The proof of Excellence is Satisfaction
Excellence is applied on an Assignment or a Service.
Satisfaction is what you get when you have performed an excellent Job. Satisfaction is what your customer gets when you have given an excellent Service.
Your Personal Assignment in life, as well as any other Service has the following four Elements;
i. People: Those who benefit from what you do, your Assignment or Service. Someone or a group of People, a Market or Customers to whom your Assignment or Service is aimed for.
ii. Problem: Your Assignment or Service is a Solution to a specific Problem. It is an attempt to improve a situation or to meet a particular need.
iii. Opportunity: Your Assignment or Service rewards you back with some Benefits, and the better the service the greater the Rewards.
iv. Place: You can only deliver the best Service or perform well in your Assignment in a particular Setting, Environment or Geographic Place.
Seven Facts about Personal Excellence
missing image file Excellence is demonstrated through a Service that is motivated by Passion, given in a pleasant Attitude and performed with Precision.
missing image file Precision, Passion and Attitude are the fruits of a mature character.
missing image file Excellence is the Passion that is applied on a Service or Assignment to bring out quality results. Excellence is a product of Focus and Passion towards a Service or Assignment.
missing image file Your happiness comes from what you dominate (your Assignment), and your misery comes from what dominates you.
missing image file The Quality of your Service earns you influence over the people you serve.
missing image file The Quality of Service you give today becomes the source of your promotion tomorrow.
missing image file Excellence starts with an Action; Excellence is what you do with your talents, skills, abilities, dreams and goals. What God gave you is Potential, Excellence is what you accomplish with that Potential.
missing image fileCHAPTER 01// FAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO EXCELLENCE
Fake it until you make it
missing image file The shortest way to success is to imitate success. The shortest way to excellence is to imitate excellence. Anything you can fake successfully, you can also excel at, and Excellence is enforced through repetition.
Peter Daniels an Australian and a successful professional speaker tells how he desired to be a public speaker but his dream was challenged by his severe Stage fright. He had to drink flour mixed with water before going on stage to stop his bowels from opening. One day he discovered that when he gives speeches to the mirror at home there was an improvement in his confidence. So he repeated the habit imagining in his mind that his audience was listening. It was not long before he was able to deliver the same speeches in front of thousands without fear and get a standing ovation for excellence. He insisted on acting like a professional until his spoof made him an expert.
You can model someone who is already an expert in your field by simply imitating them. Over time your natural actions adapt to those you are simulating. With time you will develop your own comfortable style and of course you will resemble your role model.
Modelling and imitating an expert reduces the time it would take you to become an