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Get Scouted Scouting CareersReaching the Mountaintop Is a Lifetime Endeavor
Greatness is within each of us. But achieving it is a battle we choose to wage or ignore. It comes with tremendous sacrifice as we fight off outside influences which continually want to drag us back toward mediocrity. Prejudices, laziness, lack of focus and will, family history and peer pressure can waylay our ability to move ever closer to greatness. One extraordinary play or performance does not greatness make. Instead, it is reached through a body of work over time in which a reputation for consistency is attained in significant areas of one’s endeavors whether in work, athletics, faith or personal character.
To earn greatness, a person must have a rare form of dedication constantly honed, evaluated and repositioned. Mistakes will happen, but the greatest of us admit our miscues and then hold them aside as intimate lessons, vowing to learn and grow from them. Greatness requires always moving forward, advancing in every direction imaginable, accepting innovation as a prerequisite to taking the next step ahead.
Here, then, are the traits which readily identify the truly great:
- Adopting high personal integrity — doing the right thing even when others aren’t looking.
- Committing to an exceptional work ethic – possessing the single-mindedness to complete every undertaking to the very best of one’s abilities.
- Valuing teamwork — playing an integral role while appreciating everyone’s place and value in the larger scheme of achieving a group goal.
- Maintaining proper perspective — understanding one’s limitations and valuing the contributions and talents of others.
- Practicing compassion — seeing the flaws in others without being judgmental.
- Demonstrating Leadership — helping others to improve and to reach their potential.
- Being non-prejudicial — accepting others for their character and contributions.
- Embracing humility — realizing that good fortune is fleeting and largely depends upon the influence and contributions of others.
National Scouting Report is dedicated to finding scholarship opportunities for athletes who possess the talent, desire, and motivation to compete at the collegiate level. We’ve helped connect thousands of athletes with their perfect college.