Excellence... what about it???

“Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.” 
― Booker T. Washington

This quote by Booker T Washington appears to be simple and easy enough to understand. However, we often find ourselves getting stuck in a routine of a thousand years, so much that mediocrity becomes the norm and excellence is seen as "obsession", "wickedness", "stiffness", and we go on to call it all sorts of names.

Excellence, when applied to even the simplest/normal of tasks transforms it into the extraordinary... this is probably why Mama Chidinma the "local" hairdresser always has a queue in her shop while Mama Salewa, the British-trained hair specialist continually sits on the edge waiting for customers who are queuing up in Mama Chidinma's shop. Successful people strive for excellence and are never tired of trying for better ways of doing things, they continually strive to be a better version of themselves. This drive attracts opportunities and makes it easy for them to spot the opportunities as you can only find what you are searching for.

Excellence is not perfection but keeps you as close to perfection as humanly possible. To strive for excellence, one has to be disciplined, consistent, patient, humble, open, decisive and precise.

On this blog, we will be talking about excellence in every aspect of life; work, business, marriage, relationships, parenting... We'll also be learning, discovering and journeying into a realm of uncommon understanding of our God-given purpose.