Are High Achievers Demigods? It's A Loud 'NO' Sirrrrrrrs!

 

Are HIGH ACHIEVERS DEMIGODS?  NO sirrrrrrrs.  They are as human as we are.  They could be traced back across different races and cultures BUT WHEN we lump together all these HIGH ACHIEVERS they share quite a long list of commonalities.  And topping that list is COACHABILITY [as this poster shows].  In the NBA world, the best hoopsters from mostly the Americas and Europe would queue and aim to be part of the Annual Draft, WHERE rookies are ranked and then picked by the NBA teams.  BUT as the old cliche goes, MANY ARE CALLED, BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN.  Such exactly is happening @ the NBA world.  Even if you get drafted, NO guarantees that you'll be a success story.  WHY???

In short, there were many bright and potential NBA rookies WHO were zeroed-in to lord it over the field for quite sometime.  BUT a good number of them are FLOPS no less, FAILURES to be frank.  One is Hassan Whiteside.  After he inked a $100Mn contract with Miami Heat, from there onwards, his performance skidded, his trajectory went down south consistently.  WHY?  NOT because of lesser talent OR potentials.  BUT it's that word spelled C-O-A-C-H-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.  As this poster screams it all, YES you can have all the intelligence and talent BUT if you DON'T have that COACHABILITY, forget it, you're toast!@#$%?  You might wonder WHAT COACHABILITY has got to do with success if someone is intelligent and talented way beyond the median?  Thing is, you can be a gem OR a rare gem for that matter BUT as you have yet to 'take off' in life, you're a RAW gem, that's it❎❎❎

In the shortest words, a RAW rare gem needs to be harnessed and honed.  The top-tier skills just DON'T happen instantly.  You've got to earn your spurs.  In fact, you need to go through the wringer before you can earn your first badge [and God knows HOW many badges you need as you progress in life].  Take note that even those badges and certifications are NOT cast in stone.  They have EXPIRATION DATES.  WHAT's the need for EXPIRATION DATES then, you might wonder???

EXPIRATION DATES are there for the previous SUCCESS stories to refresh and revalidate themselves.  In short, even SUCCESS is never embedded in stone.  After a 'specific period', you have to 'RE-EARN' it, probably NOT in the same hard way as you endured the first time around BUT nevertheless, you still need to go through the process.  Besides COACHABILITY, we can rattle off ADAPTING TO CHANGE, SELF-DISCIPLINE, SELF-AWARENESS, EMBRACING NEW KNOWLEDGE, EMBRACING CHALLENGES, BALANCING AMBITION and WELL-BEING and YES, RESILIENCE [for you survive WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH]💚💛💜

Our takeaway:  If you are still in awe of Mark Zuckerberg OR Elon Musk, that's just fine BUT never get stuck in that state of stupor because they are as human as we are.  WHAT sets them very much apart [and NOT a part] of us are those intangibles, those little little things from SELF-DISCIPLINE down to RESILIENCE.  The least that's expected from us is to increase our own awareness that SUCCESS is NOT their monopoly.  We have the same fair chance, albeit it's a long shot.  BUT can we aim for that SHOT dude😁😁😁