* This story is taken from the book “Strengths Finder 2.0”
“Mark Twain once described a man who died and met Saint Peter at the Pearly Gates. Knowing that Saint Peter was very wise, the man asked a question that he had wondered about throughout his life.
He said, ‘Saint Peter, I have been interested in military history for many years. Who was the greatest general of all time?’
Saint Peter quickly responded, ‘Oh that’s a simple question. It’s that man right over there.’
‘You must be mistaken,’ responded the man, now very perplexed. ‘I knew that man on earth and he was just a common laborer.’
‘That’s right my friend,’ assured Saint Peter. ‘He would have been the greatest general of all time, if he had been a general.”
In life we can’t be afraid to seize opportunities because we never know where our true potential lies. This man had the power to be THE greatest general of all time, but he never pushed himself in order to find his full potential. Remember to: Harness the Fire to Soar Higher
