5 MENTALITY TRAITS THAT LEAD TO GREATNESS

Everyone wants to be great in one way or another. Greatness is one place of pleasure and enjoyment. Even the politicians want greatness that's why there are elections in most of the countries in the world.

But what are these traits that make people great? Is greatness inborn or meant for certain people or? Now sit back, concentrate on your smart phone as I dig deeper on this topic. The following are 5 traits that lead to greatness.

DETERMINATION

Every great person is determined to achieve his or her goals. This is the most important key of success. Not everyone can endure the pain of being disappointment. One must be able to wake up, shake the dust and try again. You can't be put down by one moment of failure, you must try again.

TAKING RISKS

Most people who are great have taken risks at one point or the other in their lives. Risk is referred to a situation where exposure to danger is evident. One cannot be great if he or she doesn't want to get out of their comfort zone. One will have to be exposed to a certain degree of danger. The intriguing part about risks is that when you succeed, the impact is so immense. The same way when it comes to failure, one can fail beyond recovery. It's better to risk than to let things remain the way they are.

HIGH SENSE OF CONFIDENCE

Even if these people take risks, their confidence is so high that you can't convince them otherwise. They know they will succeed no matter what. They know even if they don't succeed, that's not the end of the road. This shows that making it in life is mandatory to them.

RESILIENCE

Resilience is the ability of the mind to recover from a misfortune. Not everyone has a gift of being resilient within a short span of time. Some may take years to recover, while others may take a few days or weeks. Great people take a short time to recover and realise life must move on.

NETWORKING

Networking is one of the vital things in the nature of humanity. People must connect with other people to share ideas. But remember not everyone you should trust, because not everyone you interact with is for you.

Greatness is not for a certain segregated group of people provided they are able to take the sacrifice.

GEORGE WACHIURI WITH OPTIVEN GROUP

George Wachiuri is one person I look up to in my journey of becoming an entrepreneur and a Realtor. He truly is an inspiration to many because of his determination and resilience. He is the founder and CEO of Optiven group which consists of a real estate and insurance company, and a foundation.

Mr. Wachiuri came from a humble background having been raised with a single mother following the demise of the dad at a young age. But that did not deter him from accomplishing his dream of becoming an entrepreneur. He worked hard in school to obtain good grades and never gave up on his goals.

When he was starting Optiven limited, unfortunately he was conned 5 million by another real estate agent. That incident left him with absolutely nothing, his savings were blown away by the wind just like that. What really intrigues me about Wachiuri is his resilience. He never gave up and started saving again to found Optiven Limited.

Optiven Limited is now worth KSH 1.2 billion which is an estimated figure. In 2014/15 it was ranked among top 100 mid-sized companies in Kenya. Last year it won the best company in customer orientation and marketing  in the COYA awards which was held in the United States of America.

Optiven Foundation is another subsidiary of the Optiven group. It was launched in 2014 with the aim of transforming the society. Early this year, it launched Soaring Eagles Scholarship program. The main agenda is to sponsor needy children access secondary education. Besides sponsoring children, the foundation also does many other charitable things like visiting Children Home, planting trees etc.

George Wachiuri is passionate about the youth and he intends to empower them. He started Good to Great talks where he mentors young people. The first one was in 3rd of March and people turned out in large numbers. Indeed he is an inspiration .