Tuesday, 11 March 2014 00:27

The Clarity of Values Featured

Written by
Rate this item
(0 votes)

This is an Extract from the Book "Football and Life: The Winning Mentality" authored by Jefferson O Imgbi

In this life you must first determine which things are most valuable to you. You must determine your feelings about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system, we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. Without a value system, we can never move forward, for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

The problem is not with Arsenal or the manager but rather with everyone, including players, who want the club to behave in a certain way other than how the club has been built. The club has his own values; it has a system, and no matter what, Arsenal FC has been able to stick to it. Either you support Arsenal and the philosophy of the club, or you support another club. This rigidity of upholding these values were what I came to respect the most. The manager, the players, the board members, the shareholders all speak in unity. Arsenal FC has operated in a much different way from other clubs in the last 125 years of its existence. This is what makes Arsenal stand out from the crowd.

To me, clarity is the first step towards achieving your goal in life. It was clear in Arsenal FC that the method of business is the self-sustaining one where the club makes profit and puts back the profit to increase the quality of the business. They have different ways to go about this, and at the moment we have seen Arsenal recruit young players who have been sold in the future for huge profits; we have seen Arsenal engage in property development. This is the core business of Arsenal, and how they do it means a lot to the sustainability of the club.

Having clarity means knowing what your current situation is, what you’d like it be, and how they differ, but most importantly, how to close the gap and achieve what you want. If you know where you want to go, and you know how to get there, you are a winner, and I say, congratulations! You can stop reading now. Otherwise, stay with Arsène Wenger and the Arsenal crew, stay with me on this one as I am discovering more depth about the club and the manager, and I just love it all the way. This book uses the Arsenal approach to deal with life issues, as you have seen so far on how we pick the theory and concept behind the book and then apply both the theory and concept to our everyday life.

If life always went according to plan, it would be easier, and there would have been no need for me to write this book. Arsenal did have a plan, but it has never gone according to how they planned. What makes Arsenal FC a winner is the winning mentality, not the mere possession of silverware. They know how to adjust and make good use of any bad situation they find themselves in, like injuries, players leaving, being thrashed by Manchester United, being robbed by the referee, being given a touch line ban, being made to pay a fine for a fault they have been victimised, being given a red card for an offence they did not commit, and so on.

What are the qualities that make me believe that Arsenal has clarity of purpose and vision? Having clarity means you:


1.    Know where you are, what are the paths available to you, and what they entail
2.    Understand why you’re doing what you’re doing, meaning you know the results you want to achieve
3.    Are motivated to act and go forwards because you know exactly what you’ll get
4.    Can decide in an instant what to do, because everything is clear in your mind
5.    You are less stressed by everything that gets in your way, because you can process them easily and effectively
6.    Know what you need to go forward, and are not hesitant to ask for it

This is how you can also achieve that goal you so want to achieve in life. Maybe you are stagnant and not going forward because you lack clarity of direction. If you lack clarity, it only means that you are a perpetual accident waiting to happen. Your relationship needs clarity. Soon your partner will be asking what the future holds for both of you. Your career needs clarity. Soon your boss will be asking you for a five-year plan in your next appraisal, to see how you can fit into the structure of the company. In life you need clarity to reach the next level.

UK Paper Back Edition: http://amzn.to/1ckzlDY  

 UK Kindle Edition: http://amzn.to/1ckAYBx

 US Paper Back Edition: http://amzn.to/1epi10i

 US Kindle Edition: http://amzn.to/1clnQIN

3843 comments

  • Comment Link 618BET login Monday, 17 February 2025 08:03 posted by 618BET login

    Quality posts is the key to attract the visitors to pay a visit the site,
    that's what this web site is providing.

  • Comment Link 歌い手上手い Monday, 17 February 2025 01:33 posted by 歌い手上手い

    Employers can mitigate these challenges by encouraging healthy work-life boundaries, promoting common breaks, and implementing insurance policies to prevent excessive work hours.

  • Comment Link 大宮警察署 電話番号 Sunday, 16 February 2025 22:57 posted by 大宮警察署 電話番号

    Iowa now gets 20 of its energy from wind turbines.

  • Comment Link サクラ大戦 前夜 Saturday, 15 February 2025 08:17 posted by サクラ大戦 前夜

    In her previous life, she had died from the foxes whereas defending rabbits escaping to Earth throughout the assault of the foxes.

  • Comment Link スーパーマイクロ 株価 Saturday, 15 February 2025 05:44 posted by スーパーマイクロ 株価

    FINCHER, SEYMOUR Comanche County: The Lawton Constitution, Tuesday, November 21, 1978 Cyril (Workers)---Funeral for William Jackson SEYMOUR, 36, Los Lunas, N.M., a former Cyril resident who died Monday in his home from a gunshot wound, will probably be at 2:30 p.m.

  • Comment Link kursy oge 9 klass Friday, 14 February 2025 00:47 posted by kursy oge 9 klass

    Рекомендуем вам курсы физика огэ 9 класс

  • Comment Link Irene Eakins Thursday, 13 February 2025 06:09 posted by Irene Eakins

    Sweet blog! I found it while surfing around on Yahoo News. Do you have any tips on how to get listed in Yahoo News? I've been trying for a while but I never seem to get there! Thank you

  • Comment Link hut ham cau dong thap Wednesday, 12 February 2025 08:54 posted by hut ham cau dong thap

    There is definately a great deal to find out about this issue. I like all the points you have made.

  • Comment Link Nichol Mottley Tuesday, 11 February 2025 08:44 posted by Nichol Mottley

    wonderful points altogether, you just gained a new reader. What would you suggest in regards to your post that you made a few days ago? Any positive?

  • Comment Link Renta de carros en Bogotá Tuesday, 11 February 2025 08:26 posted by Renta de carros en Bogotá

    I do agree with all of the concepts you've introduced for your post. They are very convincing and will definitely work. Still, the posts are very short for newbies. May you please extend them a bit from next time? Thank you for the post.

Leave a comment

Make sure you enter all the required information, indicated by an asterisk (*). HTML code is not allowed.