Four things I learned from the Four Seasons

Hey guys It has been awhile so I’m glad to be blogging again…I just got back from Hawaii, specifically Honolulu & Maui. Let me tell you that it was amazing!!! Seriously, the vacation to rival all others.  Hawaii was breathtakingly beautiful and came at just the perfect time. I had been looking forward to it and really praying that God would meet me there in the beauty of it all… That said, I want to share 4 things that I learned from the Four Seasons!

1.       Operate in a spirit of excellence- Dare to be different. Most things in this world are mediocre. Be excellent at whatever it is that God has called you to do.  When I was at the Four Seasons the level of attention that they gave to each and every customer was remarkable. Never hesitating to go the extra mile. If I needed directions as to how to get somewhere, instead of pointing, I was escorted. I traveled to Mt. Haleakala at 3:00am and needed the car that I rented from the parking garage and they had it out front promptly at 3:00am. Whatever the standard was they met and exceeded my expectations every time. Be more than people expect because that is who God is. He never disappoints.

2.       Trust God to fight your battles. In every situation. No matter how small. While there my friends and I went to the serenity pool, they have a very few select chairs that are not reserved that you can get in line to get. The pool opens at 7:00am and I got in line at the pool just before 6:00am. Well when they opened the gate to let us in I chose a section of seats that were not available to us because they had been reserved. By the time I realized where I could actually sit the seats I wanted were gone. Disappointed, I spoke with the manager who told me they would try to find a place for the 3 us. I prayed quietly and just told God that I was not happy about the situation but that I knew he would handle it. About an hour later they came over and gave us a very expensive cabana for free for our trouble. My point?-  God always comes to our rescue when we ask. No battle is too big or small. Everything is small to him anyway so cast all your cares on God. He gets better results than you ever would.

3.       Know your worth and charge a premium. The Four Seasons is by no means cheap lol… However, the quality of your experience at that hotel is second to none. When you deliver excellence ALL the time, EVERY time you can charge what you’re worth. My service was so superb that I have no issue paying the price they ask for because I know it’s worth it. Make sure that the people you are in relationships with know your worth and treat you as such. People who want what you bring to the table will be happy to pay the cost

4.       Be kind. Always. I must have talked to 70 people at the Four Seasons. All of them were polite and friendly. I never once saw a person and thought they were having a bad day. Imagine if everyone was like that at church. People would want to come, just like I can’t wait to get back to the Four Seasons. As Christians we should wear kindness like glitter, everybody who comes into contact with us should be touched by it and it should show. It should be like it was at the Four Seasons. Everyone should know were Christians by our kind disposition. The glitter of God should be all over us.