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Dr. Valda Henry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Congratulations to King Karessah, Queen Odessa, Miss DSC Mas Jamboree Karla, Mothers Queen Frances, Teenage Pageant Lecretia, Prince (Junior Monarch) Irish Kid, Princess Lytleen, Showdown Mas Camp Champ of the Camp Charise D and Stardom King of Tent Professor, winners of all other Carnival shows throughout Dominica, as well as to the participants of all the shows. Well Done!<\/p>\n

Carnival has ended and we begin our Lenten journey, a forty-day period of, in the words of Monsignor William Jno. Lewis, \u201cReflection, Reassessment and Rededication.\u201d May we at the end of our journey draw closer to God, so that at Easter we can truly celebrate in our Risen Lord and the hope of a new day and beginning.<\/p>\n

Last year, I wrote an article, \u201cIn Pursuit of Excellence,\u201d and think it is appropriate to republish it, given once again, the calls for King Dice\u2019s retirement from calypso and the apparent glee and rejoicing that he was dethroned by King Karessah, thus denying him an eighth crown and a four-peat in 2015. It almost appears that we cannot celebrate King Karessah\u2019s victory without attempting to belittle King Dice.<\/p>\n

King Karessah is a class act. He is the King of Presentation, for none can present a song like him. The presentation in the first round just kept giving! When I thought this was it, there was something else. There were no less than five concepts presented in that one presentation!! What a masterpiece! King Karessah is a Master Masker and he sings serious songs with wit and humour, such that we may sometimes miss the important messages in his compositions. I love King Karessah and every year, I look forward to his compositions and presentations. He adds to the quality of the Calypso Show.<\/p>\n

It appears that King Dice cannot win, for win or lose; the sentiments of some remain the same. I continue to be disturbed by the sentiment of some that King Dice has won enough and should retire. Three days before the Calypso finals 2015, a friend said to me, \u201cIt is time for Dice to retire. He has seven crowns, that is enough. It is time for someone else to win the crown.\u201d I asked her whether she was a fan of the Mighty Sparrow and if she would attend a concert of his this year, if she had the opportunity. She replied happily, \u201cOf course, I am a fan of the Mighty Sparrow and I would be first in line if he was performing at a concert.\u201d I said to her, \u201cDo you know how long Mighty Sparrow competed and performed? Had he been asked to step down and had he stepped down after about eleven or twelve years competing, we would not be talking about Mighty Sparrow in 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n

This sentiment I believe is so myopic and sends the message that we are afraid of success, afraid of excellence. Do we ask sports people, who have excelled to retire early so someone else can win? Do we say to successful business people to retire so someone else can lead? Do we say to successful parents, stop parenting so someone else can do the parenting? Do we tell our children, stop excelling at school, at work and in their other endeavours so someone else can excel? Do we tell ourselves to stop excelling, being our best and living our purpose so someone else can excel and live his\/her purpose?<\/p>\n

Our excelling does not prevent another from excelling; neither does another excelling prevent us from excelling. We should not be afraid of our Light and neither should we be afraid of the Light of others. The Bible instructs us well on this, that we should let out light shine for others to see and bring glory to God and a light should not be placed under the bushel but on the tabletop for all to see (Mathew 5:15-16).<\/p>\n

The article printed on DNO on March 10, 2014, follows in its entirety:<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, the topic, \u201cIn Pursuit of Excellence,\u201d is not a review of the book of the same name by Terry Orlick, though it will draw reference from it.<\/p>\n

Last week, the calls for King Dice to step down after winning the calypso monarchy for the seventh time to allow others the chance to win the crown disturbed me. Instead of focusing on the feat, never before achieved by anyone in Dominica, and giving King Dice the praise and recognition due, it appeared our focus was meant on denigrating the young man.<\/p>\n

This prompted some research on Trinidad calypso for I am sure many who are calling for him to step aside after only about eleven years in the calypso ring, are great fans of the Mighty Sparrow, Chalkdust, as well as other artists, from the region and internationally who have competed and performed over several decades.<\/p>\n

My research revealed that Mighty Sparrow, known as \u201cCalypso King of the World,\u201d won the monarchy eight times, the road match crown eight times and twice \u201cKing of Kings.\u201d He first competed for the calypso monarchy in 1954, won his first crown in 1956 and his last crown in 1992, achieving a three-peat from 1972-1974. This is a thirty-eight year span. During that time, he toured extensively and produced many albums having signed with RCA records. My research did not reveal but I am confident that during that time none called for Mighty Sparrow to step down because he had won enough, toured enough, recorded enough or was popular enough, and he should give others a chance.<\/p>\n

Mighty Sparrow is not the only Trinidadian calypsonian to achieve eight crowns. Chalkdust, the school principal and later university professor began singing calypso in 1967 and in 2009 earned his eighth crown, matching Mighty Sparrow\u2019s record. He won his first crown in 1976. He never achieved a three-peat though he successfully defended his crown twice in 1977 and in 2005. He won Carifesta in 1976, World Calypso King in St. Thomas eight times and Calypso King of the World in New York twice. He has recorded over 300 calypsos.<\/p>\n

In Trinidad and the Caribbean, these two men are celebrated. I don\u2019t think anyone would say it is time for them to retire to give others a chance. Mighty Sparrow held his last performance in January 2014 in New York, after recovering from a coma late in 2013. I know many Dominicans prayed for his recovery and mourned when it was rumoured he died last year. The show from reports was well attended. People were just so happy he survived. I am confident that not all of Mighty Sparrow and Chalkdust wins were popular and there were times when they were not crowned that people felt they should have been crowned. Once there is a competition, there will always be a segment, no matter how small, who believes someone else should have won. However, as we all know the judges\u2019 decision is final, and we accept and move on.<\/p>\n

The talents and gifts of Mighty Sparrow and Chalkdust were recognized early, long before they had won seven crowns and every effort was made to provide them with regional and international exposure, hence the reason they are household names. An oft-heard criticism is that King Dice cannot compete elsewhere, however, in all honesty, what efforts have been expended to provide King Dice with regional or international exposure? Another criticism is that his material is limited to the Dominican context.<\/p>\n

I have asked Pat Aaron, the writer for the lyrics of all of King\u2019s Dice\u2019s song so I can do an analysis and thereby determine the veracity of this claim. An even more repeated claim is that King Dice does not write his songs, so he is not a true calypsonian. How many of Mighty Sparrow songs did he pen? Another criticism is about King Dice the person. Truth is many who make these complaints do not know him personally.<\/p>\n

And while it is true in the early years of King Dice\u2019s entry into the ring, there were many reported cases of bad behavior, there has been a marked improvement but instead of focusing on that and encouraging him to be better, every effort is being made to bring him back to the old days. Doesn\u2019t he deserve a second chance?<\/p>\n

These attacks led me to reflect on the words of Marianne Williamson, \u201cOur deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others.\u201d I think people are afraid of King Dice\u2019s Light. I say to King Dice to not be afraid of your Light, your Gift with which God has blessed you and do not let others\u2019 fear cause you to diminish or extinguish your Light. You must keep shining brighter, embrace the role and responsibilities that come with that gift and thus liberate others to be their best. I say to those who want King Dice to step down, don\u2019t fear his Light and Gift instead encourage him to be his best self, while working on being your best self.<\/p>\n

King Dice is not invincible. Hunter dethroned him in 2007 and denied him a four-peat. Tasha P denied him the opportunity to regain the crown on his re-entry into the arena after a two-year hiatus when she won the crown and became Dominica\u2019s first female monarch in 2011. King Dice ensures the others up their game. Karessah, Hunter, The Bobb, Webb and the others know he is a formidable competitor and they have to put their best feet forward to dethrone him, hence the reason for all the showmanship and performance we see from them, enhancing the standard of the Show.<\/p>\n

This brings me back to my topic, \u201cIn Pursuit of Excellence,\u201d what does it mean? Excellence is defined as a \u201ctalent or quality that is unusually good and so surpasses ordinary standards,\u201d (Wikipedia). In other words, it is extra-ordinary, outstanding. Terry Orlick defines it as reaching your full potential. In other words it is being your best.<\/p>\n

Orlick’s book is subdivided in four segments:<\/p>\n

1) Envisioning Excellence; 2) Preparing the Mind for Excellence; 3) Building Towards Excellence and 4) Realising Excellence. He writes about the Wheel of Excellence and identifies seven critical elements:<\/p>\n

1. Focus \u2013 This is the core. We have to envision what we want and focus on it. It is keeping our eyes on the prize and in so doing we determine what we need to do to achieve our goal. We are prepared to do the work and walk the walk and walk the talk. We are not interested in taking shortcuts. We are prepared to do all that is needed and necessary to achieve our goal and realise our vision.<\/p>\n

2. Commitment \u2013 We have to be prepared to make the necessary sacrifices to achieve that goal and realise the vision. We have to be disciplined. This will mean having to give up something and sometimes some people who are hindrances to the attainment of our goals. We need to look for buoys and stay away from anchors. This also means surrounding ourselves with positive energy and people and being positive and optimistic, while being conscious of the realities.<\/p>\n

3. Mental Readiness \u2013 We have to be mentally prepared and mentally strong. This will help us to discern what is needed to ensure our decisions are the right ones. Obstacles and naysayers will not daunt us. We will persevere in the face of opposition and challenges and see the opportunities they disguise.<\/p>\n

4. Positive Image \u2013 We need to not only think positive, we have to live positively so that our lives present the example for others.<\/p>\n

5. Confidence \u2013 Belief and confidence in God and in self are important for us to excel. We have to know and believe that we have the abilities and gift to undertake the task at hand. That confidence is sometimes mistaken for arrogance
\n6. Distraction Control \u2013 There are so many things to distract us from our vision and our goal, to steal our focus, and we have to employ strategies to keep them at bay. Commitment and mental readiness are key tools to control distraction.
\n7. Ongoing Learning \u2013 This is critical for excellence; this is why it is often referred to as a commitment to excellence. We recognise that the world is constantly changing and we need to stay abreast of the changes that may impact the attainment of our vision.<\/p>\n

I think King Dice displays many of the traits above and this may hold the key to his success. I think the Dominica Calypso Association, Dominica Festival Commission and Showdown Mas Camp need to work together to ensure that King Dice realizes his full potential in and out of Dominica, that he builds on his strengths and works toward eliminating his weaknesses, providing the support and encouragement needed to be his best self and continue his pursuit of excellence. We, the public, need to acknowledge his gift, give him his flowers and encourage him to use his gift wisely.<\/p>\n

King Dice, too, has a key role to play. He has to recognise and accept that with these seven crowns come a great responsibility and to whom much is given, much is expected. God has blessed him with a tremendous gift and he has to continue to use it wisely, be a role model for the youth of the land and to share his gift and talent with others, especially the youth. He has to multiply his talents, shine his light brightly from the mountaintop and not hidden under the bushel, thus giving glory to God and permission to others to shine brightly in their world, so that he will be commended as \u201cthe good and faithful servant.\u201d I pray God\u2019s continued blessings and favour on this young man.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year, Jaime Lewis made some insightful and focused recommendations with respect to King Dice, which needs to be given due consideration. Thank You and God Bless You Jaime.<\/p>\n

There were three young people at the Calypso Finals this year, Black Diamond, Sting Ray and newcomer to the big stage, three-time Junior Monarch Professor. Sting Ray did not pass the initial elimination round but came into the quarters when Webb dropped out of the competition and she made it to the finals. Another young person who did not pass the elimination round, but who also had a good season featuring as a guest artist at many events over the carnival season was Charis D. The other young calypsonians, including Allisha and Leona performed well during the Season. I believe that Tasha P, upon completion of her studies and Electra will re-enter the calypso ring, and others will be inspired to compete. The young calypsonians are confident, have pizazz, good stage presence and are not afraid to declare their claim for the crown!<\/p>\n

The future of calypso looks bright.<\/p>\n

I can be reached at info@vfinc.org or Tel: 767 449 9649.<\/p>\n

Until we meet again, may God continue to hold us in the Palm of His Hands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Congratulations to King Karessah, Queen Odessa, Miss DSC Mas Jamboree Karla, Mothers Queen Frances, Teenage Pageant Lecretia, Prince (Junior Monarch) Irish Kid, Princess Lytleen, Showdown Mas Camp Champ of the Camp Charise D and Stardom King of Tent Professor, winners…","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-life"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBUSINESS & LIFE: In Pursuit of Excellence - Dice Again or Not Again - Dominica News Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/columns\/business-life\/business-life-in-pursuit-of-excellence-dice-again-or-not-again-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BUSINESS & LIFE: In Pursuit of Excellence - 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