What Makes Great People Great?
Every now and then, the world is gifted with a handful of people that change everything about it, for the better. These individuals leave their mark for generations to come and in a way, immortalise themselves in the pages of history.
It is due to these great people of history that we have been able to come this far, enjoying the fruits of their labour every single day of our lives.
Take Einstein for example and the immense contributions to science or Tesla for his insane amount of inventions that advanced the world many times over in a single generation.
But what makes them so great? Is it their inborn abilities or is it their characteristics that they developed early on? Could every human being aspire to rise to those standards?
What Makes Them Great?
Although inborn talents play a huge role in defining what you are capable of, I think there are many qualities that all great people share and play a critical role to derive some form of achievement using those abilities.
These are qualities we can all hope to hone with time and effort and so, we can aspire to reach those levels of greatness and be a force of change in the world and play our part to make things better.
The qualities I am talking about are not something of a secret too. Take for example people like Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and others. These were all normal people and went on to achieve great things.
Qualities like being able to focus, take risks, continuously strive and persevere, adapt to change, be patient, have integrity, and many others all go into making someone great, but perhaps one of the most important that I want to talk about is being able to have a vision.
A Vision
Think for a second. To be able to move forward, you need two things. Something to move to and a direction to that something. That is where the ability to create a vision comes in.
Take a look back at history and the great people that achieved great things. All of them had a vision in their minds and used their abilities and qualities to achieve that vision.
It’s not easy at all to have a vision as it takes a lot to realise it. And there are always the naysayers who would rather mock you for having one and would rather see you fail than to support you on your journey.
This is what has been missing too from most people. They are at the mercy of things and events happening around them and have no clue where they are going or are supposed to do. I think that’s the differentiator. Being able to create a vision and move towards it. I think that’s what makes great people great.
Strongly agree on the vision part. If you know, understand, and have a clear idea of what you wanna change about yourself and the world you are living in, then nothing can stop you.
If you can't find something in the world that you want or need, then make it.
That's right! That's the problem that most are facing these days. There is no sense of direction or a vision to move to. They are just living robotic lives hoping that some day they will reach there accidentally, which of course doesn't happen.
Creating a vision and wanting to achieve it badly forces one to make use of his mind to find ways to achieve it.
Without vision/goal, mind becomes lazy.
Exactly! Only when you have a goal, would you want to achieve it. It's a no-brainer really.
In life,everyone must have a own goal...
without planning or life goal you can't achieve success.
Yes, that’s exactly right!!
I think they have extraordinary patience and perseverance to realize their vision
That is a must!
Hi! @oxygen02 find this post educating and valuable.
Thank you! :)
Having a problem-solving mindset in addition to a powerful vision, is a great way to achieve greatness.
A lot of these greats made it a point to find and solve a problem in their society or world. Some of these problems were invisible to others not them. Some of the solutions they offered to these problems were outlandish and often mocked by their peers and superiors. The thing that made them great is that, they did not listen to these naysayers but rather aspired to solve the problems they identified.
Great post by the way. I learnt a lot from it
Problem solving is really important. Otherwise it’s just settling for the status quo and that’s not how the world moves forward.
Thanks for the kind words. Means a lot :)
I agree with you ! Really interesting post ! Wish you a good luck !
Thank you so much. :)
I think what makes people great is there ability to continue pushing forward and succeed no matter what the circumstances are. Sometimes, life throws very hard challenges quite impossible to survive.
Yeah, there is a mix of qualities that is required to succeed. To keep pushing forward is another one for sure and one of the mist important ones.
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I believe the world still remains with immense possibilities. It takes one to identify opportunities towards their vision and being creative and determined towards it. Every human being is different with a potential to do something beautiful but most of us give up on the struggle, something that separates from the great.
That's exactly right. A lot of people give up mid way. One should have the patience and will to keep going, despite everything.