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Foster, a pastor and radio talk show host, writes a pep talk for "those who refuse to accept mediocre as the standard by which they live their lives." To break out of the everyday rut, Foster asks for four commitments: excel at being who you are (each person is unique), where you are ("perfect conditions do not exist"), with what you have, while you can. Behind this is the premise that "doing our best glorifies God, not ourselves." Unfortunately, the book is much longer than it needs to be because of an overabundance of quotations (in one three-page sequence, Foster quotes Ann Landers, Norman Vincent Peale, Will Rogers, Mel Brooks, Shakespeare and Emerson) and shopworn illustrations—including chestnuts about the wheelbarrow trip over Niagara Falls and boiling a frog. However, nice thoughts are wedged within the filler, such as the slogan "God created you a victor, not a victim." The chapter on developing a sustainable pace for life effectively uses an acrostic on "stamina" to teach the value of trusting God, cultivating patience and developing a network of good friends. And Foster forcefully encourages a mindset of seizing everyday opportunities to help others and improve oneself. Though this guide would have been more effective without recycling so many illustrations, it contains flashes of insight on achieving excellence.
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DESCRIPTION: Author, trainer, pastor, and radio talk show host David Foster urges readers to rip off the labels, libels, and limitations people have stuck on them and commit to a lifelong pursuit of excellence.
No one has to accept mediocre or average as his or her lot in life. You are a one of a kind creation of God and there is nothing average about you. David Foster says, "Most labels are libels which limit our capacity to dream, aspire to greatness, or even feel worthy enough to know God." And the deadliest label of them all is "mediocre" which satisfies too many. But no one has to settle for mediocre. In this book, Foster encourages and equips readers to excel in all aspects of their lives: who they are, where they are, what they have, and while they can. "We will not be denied, because we refuse to live within the limits of man-made labels and libels. We will not accept a mediocre life and we will not disappear quietly into the middle. We gladly accept the proverb, "Those who hear not the music think the dancer's mad.' We hear the music, it's in our heart and soul, and we must dance." The perfect conditions, perfect timing, and perfect skills for achieving excellence will never come. Foster shows readers how to seize today, and realize their full potentials in the present circumstances, whatever they may be.
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- The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out by Brennan Manning on page 94, and Back Matter
- The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr on page 53, and Back Matter
- Star Wars, Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back by Donald F. Glut on page 115
- Starting Today: Scriptures and Stories for the Daily Grind : One Minute Bible by Rubel Shelly in Back Matter
- Helen Keller (Famous People, Famous Lives) by Harriet Castor on page 56
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