Greater Than You

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"Why they are the hero is to become the ultimate servant to something larger than themselves." -- Tony Robbins

The first feature article that I wrote for Self Made®'s monthly newsletter, The Source, described the importance I put on finding a cause larger than yourself.  To paraphrase, I said that to truly live, you need to have something in your life that you would die for.  Something that you are willing to put all of your time, energy, and focus towards in an attempt to ensure its success.  That to not have something in your life that stimulated you to such an extreme would be to do yourself the incredible injustice of not allowing yourself to truly experience what it means to be alive.

This morning I saw a Tony Robbins video where he described what it truly meant to be a leader or hero.  At its root, hero means slave.  He goes on to say that a hero is the ultimate servant to a cause that is larger than themselves.  Subsequently, in order to truly lead, you must fully commit to the service of others, specifically to their needs of growing and giving.

See the video below:

Watching this video, I could connect with his message.  I was reminded of what I wrote over three years ago, of the message I tried to convey then and how I have been trying to live with this in mind every day since and for years before that time, as well.

What motivates you to wake up every morning?  Why do you do the things you do?  Who or what is it that you are trying to lead, and are you making the necessary sacrifices to become the ultimate servant to your cause?

What do you have in your daily life that is greater than you?

Be great.

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