# The truth about greatness

*Few take the plunge.*

By [Gig](https://paragraph.com/@gig) · 2024-04-20

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For many of us there are so many things covering up our true desires.

You don’t even get the chance to see what you really want.

Conditioning has told you, “only a few reach greatness, only the lucky ones.”

And it’s the biggest lie they ever told you.

The truth is, only a few BECOME greatness.

It is a state of being. A state which is only available once you hear what truly calls you.

And you follow that call, with utter disregard for the risks.

With joy, fullness and a superhuman drive. Because it’s what you’re here for.

And from that moment onwards, life will work with you instead of against you.

Coincidences will start happening in your favour.

Even problems become a game to solve instead of a weight to carry.

And that state, inevitably, attracts greatness.

But few take the plunge.

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*Originally published on [Gig](https://paragraph.com/@gig/the-truth-about-greatness)*