10 Seeds of Greatness

Denis Waitley

the ten best-kept secrets of total success

1. The seed of Self-Esteem "From self-love to self-worth":

This seed is about how you feel about yourself and what you think about yourself. It is important because you need self esteem for most things. You need self esteem to go after what you want and what you need. If you don't feel like you respect yourself enough then other people won't respect you as much. People like someone with confidence not over-confident but enough to feel good about themselves. If you have low self esteem then you will have low confidence. This seed is not easy to achieve because you might not feel like you can be confident but sometimes you can. Self esteem is something to work on everyday because it is difficult to achieve.

2. The Seed of Creativity " Releasing your creative energy":

This secret is about finding the creative parts of yourself and trying to inspire yourself. Releasing your creative energy is important because creativity is used in most things. To become successful creativity is needed and it is not easy to be creative. You should try to maintain creative energy and get what you want. Employers look for creative people who can do thing they need them to do creatively. Creating goals and achieving them is important to being creative. If you start even a little bit you might become the most creative person in the room. Success starts with creativity and determination. If you don't give up you might be suprised.

3. The seed of Responsibility " Whatever we sow, we reap."
This seed is about taking responsibility in whatever you have a part of, your actions and your words. If you do something wrong you must be able to take responsibility for it even if you do something right. This is also about taking responsibility when it comes to yourself or other people. Think about the decisions you make and how they affect people. Have control over the things you can. Responsibility is a great opportunity to show how reliable you are. Accountability is also a part of responsibility because you need to be accountable for what you do.


4. The Seed of Wisdom " A large vocabulary-which implies broad, general knowledge-characterizes the more successful persons, regardless of their occupations."

This seed is about wisdom and the choices you make the decisions that will make you successful. The more wisdom you have the higher chance you will make the right decisions for your future. Wisdom is mostly about knowledge and what you do with that knowledge. Wisdom can be anything you believe in. It is important to plant the seed of wisdom early so a person can use wisdom everyday. To develop wisdom is important to become successful. Some people don't have wisdom or they don't understand something but people with wisdom try to understand things. To have judgment is important because people are not easy to understand but if you have wisdom it might be easier. Most people with wisdom have intelligence and even common sense. I will try to develop wisdom and use it in my everyday life.

5. The Seed of Purpose "The gold mine in your gold"

6. The Seed of Communication "Reach out and touch someone"

Communication is important for all relationships and everyone should practice it. Communication is a useful skill to have if you have good communication. You use it everyday with anyone you see and people use it with you. You use it at work, home, school and everywhere you go. How you communicate is also important because it is how people see and understand you. Communication can help you accomplish your goals. Communication helps you get what you want it helps people understand you. Communication is how you affect someone with what you say and how you act. What you say can affect you how people react can affect you. People use communication all over the world for many reasons.

7. Faith "The power of positive believing"
The seed of faith is important because it helps you achieve the other seeds like responsibility or purpose. This is not an easy seed to keep it is not just keeping faith in god or religion it is keeping faith in yourself and what you can do. It is important to believe in yourself and try not to give up when you feel like you should. You can also have faith in people like the people around you and people you care about. Having faith in yourself is not easy because sometimes you think you aren't good enough. Faith is almost everywhere and you can use it anytime you need it. Being positive is another part of this seed because it helps keep faith. Keeping faith is something you have to work on everyday because it is not easy to keep. I will try to practice this seed as often as i can and when i feel i need to.

8. Adaptability "Turning Problems into Opportunities"
This seed is about being able to adapt to all kinds of new conditions. It is good to prepare yourself for whatever might happen and different conditions. Becoming adaptable is not easy because it takes a lot of focus on your goals and what is important to you. Another word is adjusting which is similar because it means to get used to change. There are many ways to achieve adaptability one is to be as positive as you can because if you feel unhappy it is important to stay positive. If you have to move to a new place it is important to adapt for yourself. Some ways you can prepare is to get mentally prepared and financially prepared. It is important to remember what is important to you. It is important to believe in yourself and try not to give up when you feel like you should. I will try to focus on my goal when i need to adapt to something. I will try to remember this seed and why it is important for the future.

9. Perseverance "The will to win is everything"

This seed is about not giving up when you have an obstacle or when things get tough. It is about moving forward even if you feel like you might not want to anymore. This is the key to success because you can't become successful if you give up. No matter what gets in your way it is important to persevere. It is also about determination and sticking to your plan. Being patient is a big part of it because patience is not an easy thing to have but it is useful. Many people look for this quality like employers or even friends. This is something that will be useful your whole life because there are many things you will need to be determined to do. I will try to use this seed when i need it the most.

10. Perspective "Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude."
This seed is important because the way you look at things bad or good affects you. Perspective is all about your point of view. You can choose to look at things the way you want but it is your choice and no one else's. Your attitude affects you in life you can chose to have a positive attitude and experience happiness or you can have a negative attitude towards life. Happiness is not easy to achieve it is something you have to work towards. Gratitude is also a part of it having gratitude for the things you have and the things you don't. Perspective is a mental thing it is the way you do and see things. Your perspective is sometimes different from other people's and it is not a bad thing. Some people might see something in a different way and it is important to see two sides to better understand. When someone has a different perspective you should respect their point of view. I will try to understand other people's perspective more often and make my perspective a positive one.

Final Reflection:
I have learned a lot from the 10 seeds of greatness including creativity and responsibility. I learned how to achieve these seeds and how to keep them in mind. I have and will continue to try to accomplish these goals and think about them as often as i can. I think these seeds will help shape you into the kind of person you want to be. I apply the 10 seeds of greatness into my life when i need to use them. To become successful you have to put in the effort and i think using these seed will help get you there. No matter how hard it gets it is important to stick to these seeds and not give up even when you want to. I will also continue to plant these seed and try my hardest to make sure they grow. To maintain these seeds i should read my life planning goal book to remember how to achieve them and add more goals.