Issue #6: How to be preferred from among the lot...
Standing out, and more insights from a Sunday sermon!
Welcome to Issue #6 of Samuel’s Newsletter - You Can Be Full of Power
Some of the best learnings are still made in the church hall.
Sermons that are intended to minister to your soul, more than your head continually emanated from the pulpit all around the world. Yet on this Sunday morning, I learnt more about productivity, work and industry, than I had in any seminar or workshop anywhere else.
No matter what you do, you can position yourself to be preferred
Daniel is a peculiar character in the Bible: A young Hebrew boy selected among the few chosen by the King Nebuchadnezzar following the captivity of the Jews, to wait in his courts.
But even as a captive in a foreign land, Daniel (later named Belteshazzar by the Babylonians) distinguished himself again, and again, in excellence and service throughout the reigns of three Babylonians dynasties (Nebuchadnezzar, Darius and Belshazzar).
His story is a remarkable tale of huge takeaways and gleanings, worthy of deep study.
In fact, to discard the phenomenon of his existence is to be ignorant of what power lies in discipline, excellence and a contrite personality.
Explore with me as I unveil to you, as taught in Sunday service, how Daniel distinguished himself into a place of preference:
1. He had an “Excellent Spirit”
The Bible leaves us no room for debate. It says Daniel had an “excellent spirit”.
It’s most difficult to appreciate what the depth of this communicates; excellent? spirit? – not our everyday English… But before we look at that, let’s define what it means to be preferred.
To be preferred means:
to promote
to be liked more than others
to be distinguished,
or to distinguish yourself by excelling, enduring and lasting more than average.
to be a choice selection
Another person who was exceeding preferred was….
Next week, we’ll continue to expand on more thoughts including:
The four things that psychologists are confident will ultimately determine how you can decide your future
Why value is more important than price; and hence business schools should teach that sales and not knowledge is truly the new superpower for business
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