1. Acts of ExcellenceSpirit of Excellence Told what to doKnows what to do Public presentationPrivate world Paid to doWould pay to do it Window MentalityMirror mentality PragmaticPrinciple based OpportunistOpportunity

2. Acts of ExcellenceSpirit of Excellence Is limited to what you manage Is in your spirit across life Makes a good first impression Keeps a good reputation ForgetsForgives Motivated by prideHumility ExposesCovers Inconsistent/unreliablePredictable/reliable

3. Acts of ExcellenceSpirit of Excellence Isn’t faithful in the little Faithful in the little Abundance of wordsAbundant lifestyle PhotographMovie

4. Psalm 8:2 From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.

5. Leading with a Spirit of Excellence 1. Always hunger for excellence

6. Leading with a Spirit of Excellence 2. Your Spirit will reveal the real you

7. Proverbs 20:27 (NASB) The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being. The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being.

8. Leading with a Spirit of Excellence 3. An Excellent Spirit always lifts people

9. Leading with a Spirit of Excellence 4. An Excellent Spirit is faithful in silent times

10. Leading with a Spirit of Excellence 5. An Excellent Spirit receives good instructions at nighttime

11. Psalms 16:7 (NKJV) I will bless the LORD who has given me counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.

12. Leading with a Spirit of Excellence 6. An Excellent Spirit hates mediocrity

13. Proverbs 10:26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.

14. Leading with a Spirit of Excellence 7. An Excellent Spirit values time

15. Ephesians 5:15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,

16. Proverbs 18:9 One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys. One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.

17. Leading with a Spirit of Excellence 8. An Excellent Spirit finishes strong

18. Proverbs 12:24-27 Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor. An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up. A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. The lazy man does not roast his game, but the diligent man prizes his possessions

19. Leading with a Spirit of Excellence 9. An Excellent Spirit never arrives and always learns from others

20. Leading with a Spirit of Excellence 10. An Excellent Spirit can delay gratification

21. Leading with a Spirit of Excellence 11. An Excellent Spirit rises to the top, but it can serve

22. Mark 10:42-44 Jesus called them together and said, "You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all.

23. Leading with a Spirit of Excellence 12. An Excellent Spirit is free of striving

24. Leading with a Spirit of Excellence 13. An Excellent Spirit has great friends

25. Leading with a Spirit of Excellence 14. An Excellent Spirit has aspirations

26. 1 Timothy 3:1 Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task.

27. Leading with a Spirit of Excellence 15. An Excellent Spirit has right attitude to discouragement

28. Hebrews 10:35-39 35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. 36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. 37 For in just a very little while, "He who is coming will come and will not delay.

29. Hebrews 10:35-39 38 But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him.” 39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved. 38 But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him.” 39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.

30. Leading with a Spirit of Excellence 16. An Excellent Spirit faces up to seemingly impossible circumstances

31. Leading with a Spirit of Excellence 17. An Excellent Spirit makes good decisions