Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
You can supersede expectations, the expectations of
people, your industry as well as the expectations you set for yourself if only
you will look up to God for help to direct you in as many ways as you require
help. God is always in the business of teaching His children to profit. Please
see Isaiah Chapter 48 verse 17. As He instructs you in the way to go, I advise that
you internalize His counsel and work with them. Nevertheless, here are some
tips on how to supersede expectations gleaned from time spent with the Holy Spirit.
You can supersede expectations by looking after your
field and exercising dominion in your field. The question then is what does it
take to exercise dominion in your field? By knowing your field perfectly - for
instance, get to know what goes on in your field as well as what needs to be
done differently. Be sufficiently informed about your field so that you have
superior knowledge that will make you superior to other people in your field. Do
not be monotonous and therefore easily predictable. Learn something new and add
to what you already know. That will help you to innovate on what is happening
in your field as well as help you remain in the field. You will not then move from
your field because it is happening in other fields. Rather, you will succeed
and make an impact in that field based on your understanding of who you are and
what you are capable of doing, knowing that other peoples fields are not your
God given field for you to exercise dominion. Significantly, there is no best
business, profession or field in the world as every business has its successes
and failures.
Additionally, look outside of your field to get best
practices that can be replicated to upscale in your field. It is also
significant to spend time on thinking for creativity. This is because thinkers,
especially strategic thinkers rule the world. Moreover, you are most privileged
because you have the Holy Spirit to guide you and refine your thinking. Too much
activity does not bring about innovation but sufficient strategic thinking
broadens your horizons and clarifies your vision. Therefore, create time to
think. Ideally that time should be when great ideas come to you. If you do not
know, then find out and utilize that time to advantage. Also, consider the
following when you think:
- Write down ideas that come to you.
- Answer questions that arise from your thinking sessions. The answers may not come immediately as you may need to source them from other people or resources that may not be readily available to you during your thinking sessions. Therefore, ask questions and do not rule out people beneath you. You may be shocked at who has the answers you seek.
- Discover your mistakes and how to rectify them.
- Think about what could go wrong so that you factor the risks and prepare the mitigating actions so that you can start mitigating immediately the risks appear.
- Understand the resources you need to take actions and access them as quickly as you ought to.
Finally, it is time for you to take your rightful
place on Success Street as it is God’s will for you to be at the top. If anyone
should succeed, it is YOU. See you there. Shalom.
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