Wow, the 2022 world Cup was a great event for the world! Congratulation to the 32 teams who competed and brought excitement, joy, fun, laughter and amazement to everyone who loves the game. There were lessons that I took from this world cup. For example, intense personal preparations, out of this world mental toughness during penalty kicks, perseverance, courage, great decision making skills by these players, excellent communicative abilities, the coaches making the right adjustments when down in points and most importantly the players cohesive team chemistry were the characteristics traits and the ultimate ingredients to win the world cup.
Now let us focus on a personal level. How can one obtain greatness? Greatness may be defined as achieving all your set goals over a specified time period. You see, time is the limiting ingredient which will run out for each of us at some time on our journey in this life. Therefore, one must seize each day and maximize his efforts so he can finish what he starts. Achieving greatness will have different goals and meaning to each individual. It could mean competing and finishing a marathon race, obtaining a college and a post graduate degree, being a mentor to your children, setting a clear path for the generation behind you to emulate, living a life of self control under all stressful conditions, or achieving financial independence at an earlier age. A life of greatness is a process more than a destination. Others may differ to say that a life of greatness is more of a destination than the process involved. The beautiful thing about achieving greatness is that it brings so much intense joy to its owners that, even money at that moment ,cannot be compared to it. Proverbs 13: 19 states ” the desire accomplished is sweet to the soul.” The great ones, Albert Einstein, Michael Jordan, and Dr. Benjamin Carson, just to name a few, achieved greatness through hard work, determination to be the best and demonstrated the desire for knowledge. Furthermore, the application of knowledge is what separates the best from the rest.
Albert Einstein .courtesy of google.com
Dr. Benjamin Carson, courtesy of google.com
In conclusion, one must endeavor to be the best in every aspect of life. One must have patience, show courage, demonstrate love, have determination, work efficiently, exemplify hard-work characteristics, have integrity, develop an intense desire for knowledge and most importantly ,apply knowledge to every faucet of one’s live to propel and achieve greatness.
From Dr. Kofi Amo-Mensah.
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