Nowadays we hear a common question being asked from various forums. The common question is - Who is your role model? When asked this question, many people have a ready-made answer of some of the great personalities that this world has seen. As an Indian, I commonly hear the names of Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekandanda or even Sachin Tendulkar. Each of these personalities are truly great. The life lessons that we get to learn from them are valuable indeed.
It is always good to learn from the experience of successful people. The reason being, after many trials, research, exploration and realization, they have ready-made winning solutions with them that are tested and proved many times for different scenarios. In this digital-age common people have the advantage of collecting as many information as possible from the learning of these great people.
In our quest for role models and the learnings from them, we sometimes forget and fail to realize the greatness within our own self. Let me begin by asking few questions :
Do you believe that great people were born great?
Do you think that all great people were born from rich families and had all the resources required to become successful?
Do you think that all successful people were born as intelligent?
If the answers to the above questions are "No" then you would agree that it is not an impossible task to become a great personality. Each one of us have the potential, capability and the ability to become great anytime in our life. It is just a matter of time when such a situation would arise in our life when people would realize and admire our skills, talent and abilities. However, this situation is not as easy as it looks. In a classroom of 30 students, the abilities of a last-ranked student is no different to that of a first-ranked student. The only difference is that the first-ranked student has set his intentions clear on his goals and has put up considerable efforts for the same. More importantly, this student has set his belief, passion and hunger for his goals in the right direction. He knows his abilities and capabilities. He trusts himself more than anyone else. He listens to his inner voice. He would not waste much of his time, effort and intentions for anything that is futile or which does not serve any purpose. Just as the saying goes - Energy flows where the attention goes, when the person sets his mind on something that he deeply desires to achieve, then he would surely see positive changes happening towards his intentions.
So the next time when somebody asks you about your role model, look within yourself and proudly say your name. Realize that you have all the required qualities to become great. Take time to identify, appreciate, love and acknowledge yourself for all the great things you have done in the past. Your self deserves all the love and attention from you. Make sure that you spend enough time every day to nurture your skills and to rediscover your highest potential.
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