10 Seeds of Greatness by Denis Waitley

10 Seeds of Greatness 

Denis Waitley

1. The Seed of Self-Esteem (Appreciate the true value of yourself)

"From self-love to self-worth"

Self-Esteem is something that not everyone has. It is when the confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-respect. This is something important because if you have a low self-esteem everything is always bad for you. And if you have a high self-esteem you're always happy and see the good side to everything. To have a high self-esteem you must love yourself and love everything about yourself. You should never give you on anything. Life is too beautiful for you just to give up on it and give it a try. You should never care about what other people think or say about you because only you know the truth about yourself. 

2.The Seed of Creativity

 "Releasing your creative energy"

Creativity is using your imagination or your original ideas, to create something new or better for the world. There are no limits when you have be creative and no one can judge your creativity. This are your owns that you come with yourself, no else can steal your imagination. It is something unique that you have and that makes you special. Being creative is having fun and being weird. Showing your emotions and ideas. You can't do wrong when being creative. To be creative you need to be passionate and open minded. It allows to make mistakes and be wrong. 

3. The Seed of Responsibility

"Whatever we sow, we reap"

Responsibility is the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone. This is something that requires a lot of trust and responsibility. When you are responsible people see that they could trust you and that you are a honest person. You are always going to be responsible for something you do. You can never escape from responsibility. It is something that you will have for the rest of your life. You are responsible for your own happiness, the way you act, the words you say, the way you choose to live your life. You should always take responsibility for the things you do. You should never blame others for the mistakes you make. 

4. The Seed of Wisdom

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

Wisdom has two meaning to it the first one is the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise. The second meaning is the soundness of an action or decision with regard to the application of experience, knowledge, and good judgment. This meaning sound the same but they having different meaning it. In life you have to be wise and experience new things. This can lead you to success and to be better person. The things you could to be wise are always ask questions, do deeper research, seek for help and never give up. Wise is key to life. 

5. The Seed of Communication

"Reach out and touch someone"

Communication means the successful conveying or sharing of ideas ans feelings with other people. Communicating with other people helps you meet new people everyday. Communication is very important because it can determine the kind of person you are. It say whether you are a quiet, loud, outgoing, determined, etc person. It could help you come up with better ideas and it is always better to ask what other think. You must always be open minded and honest when communicating with other people. You are always responsible for whatever you say to others.

9. The Seed of Perseverance

"The will to win is everything"

Perseverance is steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.  In other words this means you never give up and you push yourself because you believe that you are a winner. Is when failing something 20 times but succeeding in the 21 try. Being stubborn when you want something. Not giving up when you think you can't do it. Not letting obstacles stop you for getting what you want. No one stops you from succeeding but yourself. Everything doesn't always come out out how you plan the first time. You have to keep trying until you get it. 

10. The Seed of Perspective 

"Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude."

Perspective is the true understanding of the relative importance of things. This means that people should look at things from a different point of view. For example two people could be looking at the same thing but could have different ideas on it. You should live every moment of your life because time is something that could end any minute. Everyone has different perspective depends how they look at things. We all have different ways of viewing things, they are not the same for everyone. 

Reflection
The 10 seeds of greatness have taught me some great values I could use in my life. Learning these seeds have changed the way I think or how I view things.