We all want to achieve greatness in our life. What else do we toil for, if not glory and greatness? Yet all too often in our society, achieving greatness is synonymous with material wealth: this shouldn’t be the case.
If you want to take steps to greatness in leaps and bounds, then you need to take a holistic approach. You need to make sure that you’re keeping yourself healthy and setting goals. That’s just the tip of the iceberg, though.
Let’s take a closer look at how you can achieve greatness. Ready to learn more? Read on!
1. Take Care of Your Mental and Physical Health
To achieve greatness, you need a great foundation. The key to this is good mental and physical health. Don’t be scared of the former: there’s an epidemic of suicide among men, and caring for your mental health and that of the other men in your life can help.
For your physical health, we’d recommend either taking up a sport or hitting the gym. Both breed confidence and develop a whole range of skills that can help you in day-to-day life. You should also consider walking or cycling rather than driving places.
For your mental health, take up meditation or yoga, and find time to take care of yourself. Don’t be afraid to reach out when you need help, either to friends or family or a professional.
2. Set Goals
Setting goals is a great way to make sure that you get things done. Humans are programmed to enjoy setting goals and achieving them. When you’re setting your goals, for instance, buying a house, don’t make them too outlandish: don’t say “I will buy a house worth $500,000.”
You want your goals to be SMART. That means:
- Specific
- Measurable
- Achievable
- Relevant
- Time-sensitive
If you apply this formula while thinking up your goals, you’ll create much better goals that you’re more likely to succeed at. For more information about achieving your goals, see this resource.
3. Work Hard and Stay Motivated
If you want to achieve greatness, you need to be able to motivate yourself. The thing is, greatness doesn’t come easy and you’re going to fail. A lot.
If one failure puts you off, then you’ll never be able to achieve greatness. Your reaction to failure needs to be one based on logic: take a look at what went wrong and learn from your mistakes, then pick yourself up, and try again.
For inspiration about this, we’d recommend taking a look at Teddy Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena” speech, which offers some manly motivation.
Achieving Greatness Is Possible
You, I’m talking to you now, the person reading this, are quite able to achieve greatness. You need to take care of your physical and mental health, set goals, and work hard. Be a man of extraordinary energy and you’ll find that ability comes to you naturally.
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Author
Nazan Ali Is A Senior Digital Strategist, She is The Editor of the Viralmich.com.She has written numerous articles and blog posts on topics related to Social Media Marketing, Technology, and Business, etc.