You may be familiar with the beverage whose television
advert carries the punch line “there is a drop of greatness in every man.” I
was a teenager at the time when Guinness released the advert that carried this
captivating message. It didn’t mean much to me then until during a Christian
youth gathering I was opportune to be part. The teacher spoke about the
possibilities invested in everyone, he talked about our television habits
encouraging us to imbibe positive lessons from the things we watch making
reference to the Guinness advert and its punch line. The teacher called at me
and said “Eke, there is a drop of greatness in you.”
Over the years, I have been enthralled with the
possibilities that just a drop of greatness can do that I have asked for a
glass filled with greatness. I am very much grateful to that teacher for
tagging me to this punch line that has help me to not just to see drops of
greatness but also cups of greatness in every one I’ve come across.
My experience overtime has shown and very glaringly that
quite a lot of people are unaware of the possibilities embedded in them. They
are shallow-minded, down-cast and lost away from the glorious opportunities
that could have being theirs if they understood how much they are worth.
Sincerely, I’ve heard people complain about their incapacity to attain the
height they desire to attain. When they complain and sometimes to me, I wonder
what it is they are complaining about when indeed I can see all pasted around
them “Greatness”.
I have discovered that once that initial drop of greatness
is triggered in any person, they often come looking to discover the cup filled
with greatness because they find themselves baffled by the uncommon
possibilities that characterizes their new discovery. They come to a new light
with an inspiration uncanny and deeply divine and they revel in the delight
that it brings.
Are you in quay position at the moment and you seem lost of
your true value and capacity perhaps because some person has ran you down?You
can revel in the fact that I’m offering you now that so much assurance you
need. There is a drop of greatness waiting to be triggered that has been left
untouched because you never saw a need for it and even reassuring is the cup of
greatness that will come after you have exhausted the drop.
The question that may be throbbing your mind may be “how do
I trigger this drop of greatness?” I once asked this question but to no one in
particular but myself. I needed answers but I never got one until I got into
the university and found out that if I was going to get through, something had
to be incited. I did these things and have encouraged many to do same. The
great thing is, it worked and its working.
· I
realized I needed a change. Self-realization is the building block upon
which you can lay your future attainment. Appreciate where you are but know
that you cant afford to be here too long when there is greatness to pursue.
· I sought
help. Appreciating your future endpoint is great but how to get there is
the challenge.Google history’s greatest men on earth and the greatest men
living, and get to know about them.I am certain you will find a story that
sounds like your predicament. Read books, listen to great people speak. Meet
counselors, people who have gone a step higher and listen to them put you
through.
· I sought
for opportunity. You may have capacity but it’s the people you have to
impact that can measure the degree of your greatness. The truth is great people
leave for others. Seek for avenue to help others by seeking to develop that
capacity embedded in you. The opportunities may not come at first in full glare
but because you have sought help from all the sources and have learnt something
that has triggered you, you will want to see how far your capacity can go.
Believe me, when you do get the opportunity the first time, you will always
want to do it and often more opportunities will come.
· I’ve
stayed humble.What has killed many a great success story is pride. At the
point they are about to tee, some persons think they’ve achieved it all. Their
first time success gets into their head (the greatness drop) that they lose
sight of the full cup that is attainable as they pursue their goal.
· I’ve
persevered.You may come across people who at first time have this vague
impression about you. Perhaps you may be looking tosh at present and they
rubbish your capacity at first. It’s happened to great people and its happened
to me. The same people are often enthralled at your ability to mesmerize them
once you get going. So if you hit that rock, bulldoze it.
· Stay
focused. Keeping your eyes set at your great vision helps. The distractions
that abound are excessively numerous. These distractions are like pitfalls and
thorns that hurt you or try to frustrate you. By being focus, you can and will
always jump over them.
I’ve seen people who weren’t the best in class but who have
hit the greatness track and are increasing speed steadily. I know the
possibilities that they now perform that once were impossibility. So if you are
thinking you aren’t there, I tell you bro and sis, there is a drop of greatness
in every man and that drop once triggered will lead you to the source for a cup,
a bucket and perhaps a pool of greatness.
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