Greatness Defined!

1/7/2011

“Greatness Defined”

I define Greatness as the “ability to produce quality results consistently.” If you would take a few moments to think about all the people who you think that are great at what they do, you will probably find that they produce better and consistently good results more often. Think about the great athletes, entertainers, business leaders, pastors, teachers, sales people etc. Their greatness is in their ability to be very good over a long period of time, and over that period of time they have moments of greatness. There are plenty of one hit wonders that we have heard of in our lifetime, but it is the people who have a burning desire to succeed everyday that we tend to call great, these are the people who are constantly striving to make improvements in their character, and that tend to be intensely goal oriented.

What is it separates the good from the very good and the very good from the great? It lies in their attitude that they want to be great again and again and again. Why does Kobe Bryant have the title as the best winner in the game right now? It is probably because he is driven by something greater! Why is Tiger Woods the youngest ever to win 14 major titles and over 70 Golf Tournaments or why Michael Phelps dominated 2008 Summer Olympics? It has to be because of that burning desire to be great again, and again. We all have the ability to be great, if we make it a habit to be very good and to Be Our Best on a consistent basis. Each day we can resolve to be better than yesterday, each week, month and year we can be better than the next week, month or year. Your goals are not my goals and vice versa, but we all must develop a burning desire for something that will drive us to Be Our Best! Otherwise, we will be like a ship lost at sea.

GOD’s give each of us a special talent that belongs to us individually, and it is our job to develop our skills to get everything we can from our gifts. Matthew 5-16 says “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Are you determined to produce quality results on a consistent basis, if so, make a decision to be great today!

Be Your Best!

Kevin Watson