Being A GENIUS - What it takes!

WHO IS A GENIUS?

The definition of the word ‘genius’ is gradually changing today, due to insight discoveries. We use to think that a genius is someone who has a very high intelligence Quotient (IQ), good memory and other attributes. But today, that has changed. I would rather define a genius as a man with would rather define a genius as a man with unmatchable drive for accomplishments, one who is not easily deterred by obstacles. A restless and persistent man, who is determined to reach his goal at all cost. Most people who are regarded as genius today are know for such massive drive. Talk about Thomas Edison who invented the electric bulb for instance, he was asked how many times he failed, he said, “I never failed once, I only learnt how many ways it cannot be done. “ That is a genius! One who refuses to stop attempting or give up or take ‘no’ for an answer. In my own opinion, the greatest failure in life is the failure to make attempts, especially when one is required to attempt an issue over and over again.

Ingenuity goes beyond school performance. There are people who were distinction students in school but ended up either on the floor or living an average life. Some others who never made distinction in school woke up one day with a drive to make it and today they are on top.

I am not trying to hid the importance of formal education, not at all! Getting high grades in school is very good, but I want to say that beyond earning good grades in school, you must have self drive.

I have observed that most people who make good grades in school soon settle down with a sense of achievement. But someone who was once at the tail of the class, with a strong inner drive can one day pick up the pieces of his failure and turn it into success. That is why I often tell people if you have not failed before, you may never wake up with a drive to succeed in life.

A genius is not necessarily a professional but a versatile fellow in various fields of life and sometimes recognized as an authority in those fields. We were told that Benjamin Franklin had only two years of formal education, yet there is a day dedicated to him in America, a holiday that is observed yearly because of the positive impact he made in that country. That means the man is worth the economy of that nation for one day. Think about that! He was not a president; he simply rose up as a genius. He made major contributions in different fields, including medicine.

WHAT ARE THE DAILY PRACTICES OF A GENIUS?

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Ø  A Genius Embraces Each Day with Optimism:  His mentality is “today will be better than yesterday.” He does not sit down around failure. He sees every step as adding to or improving his efforts towards the achievement of his ultimate goal. That is the kind of attitude that makes a man like to go to work so as to improve on what he could not do well the previous day. There is so much to do that we don’t have time to concentrate on the past, so embrace each day with optimism! Let your soul be driven towards the things you have to achieve in life.

   Ø  He is not an Evader: A genius is a confronter; he confronts his work until it is accomplished. He works as a crusader because he sees the task as something that must be accomplished. He doesn’t try,  he rather get things done; he confronts every issue that comes his way as a conqueror. You don’t see him frown at any assignment or challenge, rather he approaches them with attitude of “This thing can be done, it must be done” and it’s get done.

 Ø  He creates and pursue new things: He doesn’t settle with routine. He pursues and craves for new things. Whatever is not new does not excites him, that is to say, he wants to create a new order. You can’t make a mark if you are not looking for something new. If you are the type of worker who returns an assignment to your boss the same way it was given to you, then, you are not a genius, you are a failure, you are not needed there. It also means you are a routine worker and you know what happens to a routine worker. The system soon outgrows him.

 Ø  A genius seeks to improve daily: He improves on his work, human relations and every other area. He looks out for his areas of lapses and weaknesses, works hard to discover his shortcomings and deficiencies and then takes steps to improve on them before anybody discovers it. A genius doesn’t wait to be corrected, not for pride, but because of his commitment to self-improvement.

Don’t be a routine worker, confront everyday and every problem that comes your way as a conqueror, crave for improvement, seek for new things and you will find yourself on the way to ingenuity.