About this book
Do YOU have this feeling that you have so much more within you?
Do YOU wish to achieve extraordinary goals?
Do YOU yearn to get the most from your life?
Is there a burning desire in YOU to develop all your talents?
Do YOU strive for Excellence?
It is part of who we are as humans to have these desires in our
hearts. Everybody has the urge to make
the most of his/her talents and potential.
Life is full of opportunities and has so much to offer.
Why then are most people so frustrated with life? Mostly because we hardly manage to get a
fraction done compared to the vast potential we have.
If all of us have the internal desire to develop our talents and
potential, why are the results so mediocre?
What are the obstacles in our way to Excellence? What are the keys to unlock Excellence?
This book is an invitation to investigate the obstacles in your way to
Excellence, as well as how to deal with these obstacles to ensure you stay on
course towards such Excellence.
It also offers keys to develop your undoubted talents and
potential. More importantly, it will
stimulate you to put your knowledge, passion and skills into action to achieve
Excellence.
Follow the author on his journey. He was born with Spina Bifida. As a
toddler he underwent numerous successful operations, just to be plagued with a
life-threatening kidney disease in his early childhood. On this journey there were many childhood
challenges, but he nevertheless became an International Sports star and one of
the best Badminton players South Africa has ever produced.
All these experiences enabled him to create a model to implement in
business and personal growth and train National and International Companies towards
Excellence. These principles also
developed him to become an international coach which culminated at the Olympic
Games.
His journey took another detour when he was diagnosed with life-altering
kidney failure that needed dialysis and eventually a transplant to save his
life.
This was just another opportunity to ensure excellence. He recovered completely to become a multiple
World Champion in two sporting codes.
You are invited to
join his journey to uncover the principles of Excellence and then to use them
on your own journey towards Excellence.
gallery of excellence
list of excellence
This book offers the reader plenty of instructions and principles to implement. Always remember to consider the source when you are contemplating advice because it has the potential to affect you in the long run.
The strength of the instructions and principles in this book which you need to consider is built on that simple but very important word - RESULTS. This book will not request anything from you that the author has not implemented, done, and tested himself.
The challenges described in this book are offered as the measurable departure point from where to assess the growth curve of the author and by extension the power of these principles.
Below is a list of major RESULTS achieved, predominantly as a measuring tool for you, the reader, to understand that the instructions and principles are true in terms of the power to drive you towards your own Excellence.
View from a journalist
Hendrik Cronje
Journalist and friend: Specialized Rugby writer for the national Rapport Newspaper
I met Johan for the first time way back in 1983
when we were both scholars at Grey Primary School in Bloemfontein.
My introduction to him was in a touch Rugby game
during one of our breaks. I heard some of my classmates talking about this kid tackling in a touch Rugby
game and I wanted to see it for myself.
Although it is not unusual for someone to dive on a grass pitch, I found it
astonishing to see Johan not being afraid to throw his body around on a gravel
pitch between the main cricket field and the hall of the Primary School. That was the first time I saw his competitive nature.
Later on during Primary School we played cricket
together and even won Grey's double-wicket tournament.
I followed Johan's sporting career with great interest during High School. As a sports journalist at the local newspaper
Bloemnews and the Afrikaans daily newspaper Volksblad, I had the privilege to
report on Johan's achievements as a Badminton player.
In my career as a sports journalist I was
fortunate enough to travel the world to report on some of the best rugby
players, tennis players, swimmers, soccer players and cricket players around
the globe. I rate Johan, without any doubt, as one of the top five most
competitive sports people I have ever reported on and met in my whole life.
You will have difficulty in finding a better
example than Johan to showcase true determination, discipline, a fighting
spirit, a positive attitude and sportsmanship.
What he has achieved after many operations is remarkable. He defeated all the
odds. The harder life hit him, the quicker he would get up and rise to the top
again. I have never ever heard him use his disabilities as an excuse. I
have no doubt in my mind that if it were not for his disabilities, he would
have won a gold medal at the Olympic Games.
He is an even better human being with strong
values in life.
Johan, I respectfully salute you.