Pat Mesiti: Brilliance Isn't A Diploma

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Too often we fall into the trap of labeling people. We look at someone's degrees and label them brilliant. We applaud people based on their diplomas, degrees and certificates. But the greatest education is one that life gives us. You can have more degrees than a thermometer, but be as cold as ice when it comes to important things like relationships, love, commitment, understanding... I have come to understand that people don't care how much I know, they care how much I care about them. They care about what is really important, like helping them achieve their goals. They don't want to hear me bragging about my achievements.
Brilliance isn't found in a diploma or an award, it's found in your heart. The word brilliance means ‘great brightness; radiance; sparkle'. The word brilliant in French means ‘to shine'. Why don't you decide today to go out and shine some light in someone's life.
Think of it folks, Einstein was never brilliant at school and Edison was not much better. Many brilliant people were not considered brilliant academically. There is a story told about a newly hired salesman who sent his first ...
... sales report to the home office. It read: 'I seen this outfit which hain't never bot nuthin from us and I sold them a lot of goods. Now I'm goin to Chicawgo.' Before the sales manager could fire him a second letter arrived. 'I cum here to Chicawgo and sole them over a milyon.' Not sure whether to fire the salesman or to retain him, the sales manager dumped the problem in the lap of the company's president.
The following morning the sales department was amazed to see a memo from the president posted on the bulletin board beside the salesman's two letters. It said: ‘We ben spendin to much time tryin to spel and not enuf tryin to sel. Lets watch those sails. I want everybody should read these two letters from Gosh who is on the rode doin a grate job for us, and you should go out and do like he dun.'
Brilliance is not about diplomas on walls. It is about get-up-and-go, intuition, initiative, enthusiasm, a ‘can do' attitude, and an ability to see things that can be done, without complaining about what can't be done. Don't be concerned about the brilliance you may or may not have as far as an education is concerned. If you have initiative, drive, energy and enthusiasm, if you have a hunger to learn, then you are going to be brilliant. You can't help it if you have all these qualities.
Challenge
Think about the things in your life that are your strengths. Write them down. What are the characteristics of your life that make you brilliant and unique? It is easy to find the negatives, but I want you to make a conscious effort to find the positives and list them.
Other Motivational Books by Pat Mesiti
Attitudes and Altitudes
Pat Mesiti at his best! This book addresses the "how's" of leadership. It deals with vital principles such as leader development, how to network people and how to bring out the best in those around you. Pat Mesiti speaks on: growing big people, passion, leadership, mentoring, encouragement, attitude, credibility.

Dreamers Never Sleep
Pat Mesiti, in his comical yet challenging way, will show you how to: replace wrong perceptions with winning attitudes, deal positively with change, define your destiny, go beyond the 'norm', handle failure and discover what success really is and how it can affect your world.

Opportunity Knocks
If you are one of those millions of people around the world waiting for an opportunity to take your life to another level, then this book is for you.
1) recognize opportunities
2) grab opportunities that come your way
3) Persevere with opportunities
Wake Up and Dream
Discover the power of personal vision and how your dreams can help change the world.
The various topics include: how to rise above the limitations of your past, defining your dream, developing a plan to make your dream a reality, developing character, skills and attitudes that facilitate change, and unlocking the gifts and talents of those around you.
To obtain more information on Pat Mesiti's Motivational Books, CD's and products, or to book Pat as a Motivational Speaker for an upcoming event please visit www.mesiti.com