Success

 

How do you define success? 

The first key to success is FOCUS.  Our focus must be in the right place.  Officials want to be successful as individuals and as a crew and there is a delicate balance between individual success and crew success.

What happens if we are not successful?  Look at your FOCUS.  How quick do you learn and move on?  Does your lack of success compound into other failures?  Or, do you focus on how to be better going forward?  It’s not easy with so much emphasis placed on what is wrong or what has been missed.  Recognize our mistakes, learn from them, and keep our focus on how to be successful going forward using what we have learned from our mistakes/failures.

Here’s the challenge:  Keep the right focus, Lead with the right focus, and Learn with the right focus.

One success story from the Bible is King Uzziah.  His story is told in 2 Chronicles 26: 1-23. He was king for 52 years, becoming King at the age of 16. His achievements brought him fame.  He was skilled in organizing, delegating, building and was a great warrior.  But, as he achieved more and more success and fame, he became prideful in his later years as king which ultimately led to his failure and death.

Key to Success:  FOCUS

In 2 Chronicles 25: 5, King Uzziah success was a result of his focus on seeking God. 

2 Chronicles: 5:  He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. As long as he sought the Lord, God gave him success.

One thing that destroys Success:  Pride

In 2 Chronicle 26: 16, King Uzziah became so prideful he thought he was god.

2 Chronicles 26: 16:  But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall.

How to maintain success:  Be humble and be thankful.

In all the verses concerning King Uzziah and his reign as king, there is no account of the Uzziah ever showing appreciation of the gifts, abilities and successes God provided him.

We are never closer to failure than during our greatest successes.

Be thankful for what you have accomplished.  Be humble that you have been given the opportunities you have received and continue to work hard to accomplish even greater performance.