Becoming significant

BECOMING SIGNIFICANT

PRESENTED

BY

SCOTT ODIGIE

TO

T FEDERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE USI-EKITI, NIGERIA

ON

9TH DECEMBER, 2012

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REFERENCE: ACTS 13:36 (KJV)

For David, after he had

served his own

generation by the will of

God, fell on sleep, and

was laid unto his

fathers, and saw

corruption.

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OBJECTIVE

To empower you and I with the principles to be ‘all we can be in life’.

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CONCEPT: DEFINITION

‘…Significant’

(momentous and influential): having a

major or important effect.4

CONCEPT: DEFINITION

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‘Becoming…’

suitable, appropriate, fitting, apt, befitting, in keeping, right, seemly.

CONCEPT: DEFINITION

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‘Becoming significant’

suitable/fitting for influence.

OVERVIEW

If there is anything this

nation (Nigeria) and the

“third world” needs for

such a time as this, are

men and women “who are

what they do.”

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APPLICATION

Men whose motivation is not gain-driven, but

influence-driven.

Men whose definition of success is not measured by

material acquisition but the number of destinies

impacted.

Men whose level of significance is not tied to the

position they occupy, but in „who they are‟.8

PRINCIPLE 1

Paradigm shift:

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i. From survival to significance.

ii. From borrowing to lending.

iii. From followership to

leadership.

iv. From safety to adventure.

v. From consumption to

production.

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vi. From end-users to creators.

vii. From ignorance to knowledge.

viii. From wasting resources to wealth

creation.

ix. From receiving to giving.

x. From death to life.

xi. From killing what we have to

multiplication.

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PRINCIPLE 2

Build a career out of your gift,

passion or dream.

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Scriptural success-stories were

all great on the platform of their

either there gifts, passion or

dream. (David, Nehemiah,

Joseph).

Contemporary success-stories

like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs,

Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan,

etc

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WHAT IS A CAREER?

Career

Line of Business

Vocation

Calling

Profession

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PRINCIPLE 3

Choice of excellence:

Excellence is not a project, act or job description ; excellence is a way of life. It includes going beyond the normal call of duty, stretching our perceived limits and holding ourselves responsible for being our best. (see definition of excellence).

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WHAT IS EXCELLENCE?

Excellence is more than well done.

Excellence on your job, means:

i. To go beyond the mark.

ii. To deliver superior quality.

iii. To produce works of distinction.

iv. To constantly upgrade and refine.

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PRINCIPLE 4

Create your own strategic environment

(surrounding influences):

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i. Your company (Pro.

ii. Your source of information

(visual or non visual)

iii. Your thoughts (Pro.23:7)

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PRINCIPLE 5

Make the most use of your

‘opportunities in disguise’.

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i. People (Jesus) Lk.4:24-26.

ii. Resources (widow of Zarephath)

2Kg.4:1-10.

iii. Natural abilities (David)

1Sam.16:18

iv. Personality (physique)

1Sam.16:18

v. Uncommon experiences

(David & Goliath) 1Sam.17.

vi. Time Ecc.12:120

CONCLUSION

Your

significance is

in „you‟.

Thank you for

listening.21

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