About Excellence Personified with Elijah L. Harris
Explore and Celebrate the peaks and valleys of living an excellent lifestyle. Hear from myself and others as we explore what it looks and feels like to show up as the best version of ourselves - personally and/or professionally. Mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually - nothing is off limits!
Expect to leave each episode or conversation feeling inspired and motivated to Ignite YOUR Excellence!
Life Update from E | Your Excellence Demands Discipline
Elijah L. Harris shares his personal journey of fatherhood, emphasizing the challenges, reflections, and lessons learned. He delves into the importance of discipline, motivation, and excellence, drawing parallels to his experiences and providing actionable insights for listeners.
Takeaways
Fatherhood challenges and reflections
The power of discipline and motivation in achieving excellence
Chapters
00:00 The Power of Discipline and Building Habits
10 Feb 2025
Unhide & Seek - Unhiding Your Most Authentic Self
In this episode of Excellence Personified, Elijah L. Harris shares his personal journey towards excellence, focusing on mental and emotional well-being, preparing for parenthood, and the importance of authenticity. He emphasizes the need for self-reflection, resilience, and the courage to unhide one's true self. Through personal anecdotes and insights, he encourages listeners to embrace their worth and seek opportunities for growth and connection.
Chapters
00:00 Welcome to Excellence Personified
05:45 The Beginning of my Year & Daniel Fast
11:02 Preparing for Parenthood
15:55 The Theme of Unhiding
25:15 Embracing Authenticity
29:43 Conclusion and Call to Action
22 Jan 2025
The Power of Community with Malik Gilmore
In this episode of Excellence Personified, host Elijah L. Harris engages in a heartfelt conversation with Malik Gilmore, a dedicated coach and teacher at Mt. Hebron High School. They discuss Malik's journey from a challenging upbringing to becoming a role model in his community. The conversation highlights the importance of resilience, mentorship, and giving back to the youth. Malik shares his experiences in sports, the impact of losing loved ones, and his aspirations for the future, emphasizing the significance of community and personal growth.
Excellence Spotlight: "Donnie Thomas (https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fdonniebreeze%3Ffbclid%3DPAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYeWwOrhuU8cntcM4GYYA_URCk6rjj_t2xV-2kJWZjmrFPLP8N7JVgRjsU_aem_KSngwSRKkxu5YcBxjG9Q4w&e=AT0lS_Be6QAq-t0dirUtD8byk0YlQiqgCkAiNflUvGPQ0ucuV8YrWxX-mPlIqiJaCrBlaos-MDxWgoIuUzopZCVSXOOk2k4FaLcl2FU)" - Rapper, Business Owner, Public Figure - Inspiring our community to reach for their own Greatness! Instagram: @gitmbreeze410
Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to Excellence Personified
02:56 Mental and Emotional Check-In
05:26 Introducing Malik Gilmore
08:05 Malik's Upbringing and Journey
10:45 Resilience Through Adversity
13:34 The Impact of Mentorship
16:33 Transitioning from Student to Coach
19:09 Building Community at Mount Hebron
21:57 Empowering Young Men
24:46 The Importance of Role Models
29:29 Mid-Season Basketball Insights
33:06 Building a Winning Culture
37:38 Overcoming Personal Challenges
43:43 The Impact of Loss and Resilience
50:07 Future Aspirations in Coaching
57:17 Ending Credits
9 Dec 2024
The Book of Eli: "Family Ties & Trauma" | Thanksgiving Recap
Elijah L. Harris shares his personal journey of navigating family dynamics, redefining excellence as connection and redemption within familial relationships, and the power of open communication.
21 Nov 2024
The "Doubted Success" Story with Devin Garrett
Devin Garrett, a community leader and founder of Doubted Success, shares his inspiring journey from a challenging upbringing to becoming a beacon of hope through faith, family, and resilience.
27 Oct 2024
Embracing Your Narrative
In this episode, Elijah L. Harris reflects on personal resilience, the importance of embracing one's narrative, and the potential for growth and change. He discusses the comeback of Red Lobster under new leadership, emphasizing the significance of understanding and influencing personal narratives. The conversation explores the iceberg model of self-awareness and the power individuals have to reshape their stories and legacies.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Personal Reflection
04:33 Excellence Spotlight on Red Lobster's New CEO
12:46 Embracing the Narrative - Pop Culture examples, and Elijah's personal narratives.
25:18 Empowering You to Rewrite Your Narrative
5 Oct 2024
Growing Into Your Excellence with Jasmin Jones
On this episode we welcome the first GUEST to Excellence Personified, Jasmin Jones!
This conversation is near and dear to my heart as Jasmin is my sister. We explore our upbringing, navigating growing up with a single mother, her self-discovery of the power she possesses, how she managed her mental health through it all, and MORE!
Jasmin has accomplished so much so far, from being a Double-Graduate from James Madison University to being named the Long Reach High School, Player of the Decade in field hockey from 2010-2020. Her greatest accomplishment though, is her self-proclaimed growth mindset as she has endured the peaks and valleys in her life.
Listen in to hear some of her journey!
Excellence Spotlight: Caretakers of all kinds! The work that they do, is priceless. And we are eternally grateful!
Peace, Love & Joy.
#IgniteYourExcellence
13 Sept 2024
Rebounding with Excellence
On this episode, we begin the conversation of Resilience - exploring what it looks like to Rebound through the peaks and valleys of life.
Bouncing back from failure, setbacks, and trauma is just as defining as succeeding in the first place. What are some of those things and experiences that you have rebounded from, or still have to today? Are you able to fail with a purpose?
Listen in as I touch on some of my own personal experiences with rebounding, and identify the Three-Step Framework to Rebounding with Excellence!
Subscribe, Share, and Enjoy!
#IgniteYourExcellence
12 Aug 2024
Birthday Episode | You are Worthy of Excellence!
As I celebrate my 30th birthday, listen in as I reflect on the most influential life lesson that I’ve discovered so far - The Power of Your Self Worth
What we produce in life is often tied to our thoughts and feelings about ourselves. Pour into yourself, so that you can pour into others.
On this episode we discuss:
My thoughts and feelings about my birthday.
More Olympics! Quincy Hall’s admirable gold-medal performance in the 400m run.
The process of discovering and uplifting your self-worth. I cover the turbulence that comes along with this journey, and the reason your self-worth is so critical to Igniting Your Excellence!
In this episode, I reference the book, “Worthy” by Jamie Kern Lima - A MUST READ for anyone struggling or striving to discover and unleash the best version of themselves!
3 Aug 2024
Defining “Excellence”
On the first FULL Episode of Excellence Personified, we dive into how we define Excellence around here!
In doing so, we touch on:
The Olympics (specifically the South Sudan Men’s Basketball Team)
A real-world example of what it looks like to Ignite YOUR Excellence
My three phases of Excellence.
If nothing else, you should walk away from this episode knowing that you don’t need me in order to walk in excellence…It’s already in you!
27 Jul 2024
Welcome to Excellence Personified
Welcome to Excellence Personified!
This is a brief introduction to myself, and this show.
All I ask is that you show up with an open mind, an open heart, and know that You are Worthy of the Excellence that lies inside of you!
Peace, Love, & Joy.
ELH
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