Success Advice

5 Surefire Ways to Become the Best and Greatest in Whatever You Do

Published

6 years ago

Jun 16, 2017

You are not just anybody, you are a very outstanding and resourceful person. As the special person you are, the only thing that is good enough for you, is being the best. Why should another person be the alpha and you are just a member of the pack? You have all it takes to be the leader, the best.

The best is ‘’the first among equals,’’ who calls the shots and dictates the tune, while others follow. Have you ever stopped to ask yourself, ‘’why do I always play the second fiddle?’’ Perhaps, you have been doubting your abilities, you have not really and fully looked inwards to harness your capabilities. You are afraid to venture, attain and conquer heights; then, this is for you.

Since, you have decided to be the best, the following 5 steps will take you to the top.

1. Harness your mental power

Your mental power is that special attribute of yours, which you are endowed with. A lot of people allow their mental power to lie fallow, rust, decay and to be under-utilised. Thomas Edison stated emphatically that ‘’most men never amount to much because they don’t think.’’

Mark Twain once said that, the average man didn’t make much use of his head, except for the purpose of keeping his tie. Prof. William James claimed that, an average man uses only about a tenth of his brain.

If what you have been doing all along, translates into using only a small fraction of your brain, what will it be like when you use the whole brain? You will definitely become the ‘’numero uno’’ in your chosen field.

2. Map out only perfect goals

You have a lot of things on your mind and you want to accomplish everything. All you need to ask yourself is, if everything is equally important. Create a sort of sieve within yourself, that can arrange all you want to achieve in a scale of preference. Select those goals that will take you to the top, where you rightly belong.

Remember that Michael Phelps said ‘’I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.’’ As you are doing this, however, remember to use the following cues:

Don’t ever allow the cookies to crumble.
Don’t put too many eggs in the same basket.
Also remember that too many cooks will spoil your broth.

Once you are able to apply these small tips, I can assure you, that you will get home safe and dry.

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – Les Brown

3. Turn on your internal generator

You have an internal generator inside you that needs to be turned on, once this is done you will be ready to go. The late Mohammed Ali, used this a great deal when he was the heavyweight boxing champion. He was fond of saying, ‘’I float like a butterfly, I sting like a bee’’ and also ‘’I am the greatest.’’ These were said often to the opponents, not just to weaken their resolve but also to turn on the generator within himself.

Many other successful people have done this too; Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook despite the odds of lawsuits and all. Bill Gates created Microsoft, Warren Buffett invests regularly despite the risks of unknown ROI.

When your generator is turned on, you become active, lively and invigorated. Your ‘’antenna’’ is fine tuned and you are able to recognise and fully utilise all the opportunities that come your way.

4. Don’t be deterred by mistakes

When mistakes are made, people tend to be discouraged. But what we completely fail to realise, is that mistakes corrected, breed perfection and one person’s success could be the beginning of a journey to another.

Winston Churchill aptly captured it by saying ‘’success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts.’’ The legendary king Bruce of Scotland failed a number of times, but at the end, he succeeded in building the bridge.

Once you are courageous and have the right mindset, nothing stops you from attaining heights that you initially thought were insurmountable. At the top of the ladder you are the alpha, the best.

“Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.” – Bruce Lee

5. Don’t be distracted

Distraction is the worst thing you can allow in at this time. You need to be completely focused. You need to concentrate fully. Tell yourself the blunt truth, the reason you were lead was because you did not give it the required and necessary attention.

Peter Zumthor said on concentration, ‘’designing is a matter of concentration. You go deep into what you want to do. It’s about intensive research, really. The concentration is warm and intimate and like the fire inside the earth-intense but not distorted. You can go to a place, really feel it in your heart. It’s actually a beautiful feeling.’’

In conclusion, one serious thing you need to know about becoming the best is there is the whole wide world out there for you to conquer. Don’t box yourself in. If Bill Gates has taken the computer world, did he also take the tennis, football, medicine, engineering, fashion, literature and agriculture worlds?

If you have decided to be a chef, be the best, apply all the tips and you will see the rewards.

How are you becoming the best in whatever you’re doing? Leave your thoughts below!

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In just a few weeks, we will be wrapping up 2023. Can you believe it? This year has been absolutely incredible for me.

I have seen amazing doors opened, new relationships formed and I am seeing dreams realized in my life. While this seems like the hallmarks of a great year, this has also been the most challenging year of my life. With all of the change happening in my life, I have been forced out of my comfort zone and challenged to grow in every area of my life.

I can truly say that I have made the most of my moments this year and I have used everything as a catalyst for maximizing my greatest potential.

As a revolutionary leader, I have the pleasure of consulting and advising leaders around the world to fulfill purpose, realize their greatest potential and make an impact.

I want to share some insights with you that will help you to break cycles of mediocrity and manifest your greatness.

Everything legal must come through the matrix

I am sure that some of you are wondering why I am using the term matrix. However, what you have to understand is that I am trying to make a highly complex spiritual principle practical to understand.

Regardless of your spiritual beliefs, every life has an origin and I believe that origin is divine and begins with eternity. You are birthed from eternity and into time to fulfill a unique purpose and assignment in your lifetime and generation.

The matrix is simply the portal or vehicle that brings something out of the invisible realm and into tangible form. The problem with much of the teaching today is that it excludes the matrix. We are told to believe that success is instantaneous and overnight.

Nobody talks about how a dream progresses through stages beginning with visualization and ultimately culminating in manifestation. Without a matrix or portal then everything that you attempt to birth and build will be illegal.

The matrix not only makes you legal but it gives you the authority and power to function as the greatest expression of who you were created to be.

Every matrix has an incubation process

While many people admire and respect me today, I remember a time when nobody knew who I was or the significance of my message. How did I get to where I am today? I got here through an incubation process.

In other words, everything that has been destined for your life is incubating and awaiting a set time of manifestation. The problem is that most people live their entire lives idle and never initiate the incubation process.

What do I meany by that? Most people are living reckless and very few people are living intentionally. I am amazed at the number of people I have conversations with that have no vision, goals or strategies for their lives. They show great promise and they have undeniable potential.

However, without development they will die with their dreams still in them.

Everything that has been destined for your life must be incubated and converted to become realities born to time.

“Visualize this thing that you want, see it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blueprint and begin to build.” – Robert Collier

You must give expression to that which is not yet born to time

When you think about a matrix or a prophetic incubation process, you have to understand that potential is often unrealized and untapped. In other words, your potential is in raw form and your potential cannot serve you as long as it is untapped.

The thing that makes me valuable is that I have the ability to convert potential into power. I have done it in my own life and I have empowered leaders around the world to do the same. How do you convert potential into power?

First, it is important to note that you have to perceive potential. If you cannot perceive your potential then you can never cultivate your potential. In addition, you must take the time to cultivate your potential. We often get excited about our capabilities; however, we never expand our capacity in order to realize our greatest potential.

In other words, the strength of your potential is only discovered through your willingness to stretch. The more we are challenged the more we are empowered to expand our capacity for greatness. Most of all, you must begin to express your potential. The expression of potential is different for every person.

For example, the expression of my potential is best demonstrated through the thoughts, ideas, products, services, books, etc.

For another person the expression of potential may look like a screenplay, artwork, sports, scientific discoveries, medical breakthroughs, etc.

Regardless of the form of expression, I know that you will live empty and unfulfilled until you make the decision to express your potential. The expression of your potential gives voice to your dreams, life to your vision, significance to your moments and activates your true power.

You must manifest your greatness

As a revolutionary thinker and leader, my work has impacted people around the world. I am grateful that my life is a source of empowerment to so many people. However, before anyone could ever benefit from my life, I had to make a non-negotiable decision to become who I was born to be.

I wish I could tell you that this journey is easy and that you will get there overnight. However, in a world that celebrates us for doing we are often criticized for being. As a result, I wasted a lot of time trying to be who other people wanted me to be instead of being who I was born to be.

There is no greatness without becoming and there is no becoming with authenticity. It is through our bravery to be vulnerable that we ultimately manifest our greatness. We do not bless the world by being a duplicate. We bless the world when we honor our difference. When you honor your difference you honor your potential.

Ultimately, your difference is how you manifest your greatness.

When you present anything but your authentic self to the world, you are playing small and you are robbing the world of your significance. Manifesting your greatness requires you to master your gifts.