We are all choosen for greatness. It’s never by accident that anyone becomes great. It’s always willful, intentional, directed, continual and by consistently taking small steps towards our greatness. It’s through the realisation of our inner gifted talents.
We cannot become the greatest by developing a talent that we don’t possess. We all are gifted in different ways with different talents. Each one has to discover it for themselves.
The path of greatness starts with the process of self discovery. According to the great German psychiatrist Victor Frankel in his book man’s search for meaning, the purpose of our life is to discover our talents and our purpose of life which then becomes our passion. Our purpose of life. Our internal motivator.
Discovering that inner calling, purpose sets you on the path for greatness. Without that discovery, you will be living an inspired life, you will be living someone elses inspiration and purpose. You may like it but since it not your calling, you won’t ever find your greatness.
Hence finding your purpose is critically important.
When you come to realise your calling, your purpose, that’s when you’ll begin to develop that greatness in you.
Pay now, play later. Prioritise your purpose. Give the most productive time, energy and effort to your purpose or goal. Give your best, give your most, don’t hold back. If you play now remember you will pay severely later.
There will be a lots of failure along your path to greatness. You will meet failure several times before you see success face to face. Unless you are ready to meet failure with a smile
knowing very well that success is hiding behind several failled attempts, it’s extremely hard to keep meeting one failure after another and still keeping your enthusiasm high and feet moving forward and towards your goals.
Thinking positive in the face of repeated failure, keeping a steady gaze on your goals, holding tightly, not giving up when failure lashes you, beats you, pins you down. It’s only with immense faith that you will endure till you come face to face with success.
Your positive stance in life will let you face the good and the bad things wíth peace because you will know that good and bad things will happen in life. Knowing that the bad won’t feel that bad and the good will feel better. Without the positive stance it’s very easy to fall out.
Attitude is a choice. Attitude is a difference maker. The attitude that “My best days lay before me. I am yet to come face to face with my greatest time”. As you think in the same measure you will act. Your motivation will not fade in the face of adversity. Your zeal, your enthusiasm will not fade or grow dim. It will stay burning bright even when you face the storm. The fire won’t be extinguished on the contrary will burn brighter in the storm.
Having a purpose bigger than yourself and committing to that purpose is and will be the source of never ending supply of perseverance. The purpose is your driver and it helps you navigate the choppy seas of difficulties that one encounters on the path to greatness.
Learning is a life long process. The more you learn, use, practice the more skilled you will be. More the skill more the recognition. Being committed to learning daily. Discipline in time, energy and resources in learning will go a long way in developing mastery.
Focus on your zone of strength not on your zone of weakness. The commonest of all mistakes people do is that they focus a lot of their time, energy and resources in overcoming their weakness. In fact no matter how much energy and resources you put in a weakness it will never become as strong as your in-built strengths. Since time is a finite resource so focus it on developing your strengths. You can always develop in your weakness zone but simultaneously one must focus mainly on developing your strength zone.
Become a steward of your gifts. Be the one responsible for their optimal utilisation. Under utilisation of your resources is being irresponsible with your gifts and talents. All the resources, help we receive are gifts. Their utilisation and fruiting is our responsibility. Give it your 100%.
Planing comes first, execution come later. If you are not spending time in preparing then you will spend time in repairing. Living intentionally will keep you doing the first things first. It will let you know the first things so that when you get caught up with the obstacles and distractions in life you will stay focused on the important things.
Practicing your strength frequently. Practice doesn’t make it perfect. Perfection is not an attainable state. Practice doesn’t make perfect but makes it permanent. It makes your strength bigger and better.
Evaluate the process. Evaluate the results. Evaluate what’s done as well/not well. What you need to change. Feedback is the key to a well directed change. Improve the areas based on the feedback. Make the changes permanent by practicing it consistently. Develop the attitude to do things better the next time. Become a genius with one change at a time
Remember you can’t make a giant leap forward towards greatness. It’s always one step at a time. You don’t become an overnight success. It takes several failled attempts followed by several successful attempts to reach success. The journey to success is always one step at a time.
Every day is important. Your contribution to each day is important. You cannot neglect your contribution one day and try to compensate it by working harder tomorrow. Each day needs your 100% contribution. You cannot give 59% today and give 141% tomorrow to compensate for tomorrow. Each day is a fresh investment. Your inconsistent contribution will only delay your greatness.
Counseling, skills training and empowerment has proven time and again to be extremely effective in improving yourself and upscaling your level of greatness.
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