Can you discover your discoverer?

There are quite a number of people in the history of mankind that have contributed in one way or the other by bringing a considerable improvement in the life of their fellow human beings. 

They are able to do this by possessing the ability and wherewithal to discover the inner intellect others possessed and how these abilities can be utilized in order to benefit their community, state, country or the world at large. 

The remark made by Andrew Carnegie that he won his success based on the fact that he possessed the knack and ability to pick the right men to handle any specific job to its logical conclusion has known to be one of the classic speech ever made in history. Augustus Caesar was also able to build up and extended the power of the Roman Empire because he possessed ability to know men.

The careers of Disraeli, Napoleon, Lincoln, Charlemagne, Washington as well as other empire builders and saviours hold their places in history because they knew the methods to be adopted to recognize, select and develop to the highest degree the abilities of their co-workers. 

These people of high integrity and accolades attained their high station in the real sense of it largely because of their ability to unearth men of genius. people like Theodore N. Vail, James J. Hill, Morgan, and other builders of industrial and commercial empires worked tirelessly to lay a very strong foundation by almost infallible wisdom in the selection of their lieutenants.

The world of sports has also made known people like Moran, Carrigan, Chance, Stallings, while in the recent time people like Mourinho (the Special One), Sir Alex Fergusson, Arsene Wenger (the Professor) are known for their special talent that make it extremely very easy for them to locate the talented footballers that can deliver at any particular point in time. These people shine chiefly because of their keen judgment of human nature. Another known man in the history of mankind that was known to possess this extra-ordinary trait of discovering people with special abilities is Pericles in Athens.

If a supreme judge of latent talent and inspirer of high achievement can thus always find material ready to his hand, then it follows that humanity is undoubtedly rich in undiscovered genius--that, in the race, there are, unguessed and undeveloped, possibilities for a millennium of Golden Ages. Psychologists after much findings have made us to understand that only a very small percentage of the real ability and energy of the average man is ever developed or used.

"Poor man!" says a reviewer, speaking of a contemporary, "he never discovered his discoverer." The man who waits for his Pericles usually waits in vain. There has been only one Pericles in all history. Great geniuses in the discovery, development, and management of men are rare. 

Most men never meet them. And yet every man can discover his discoverer.

Self-knowledge is the first step to self-development. Through an understanding of his own aptitudes and talents one may find fullest expression for the highest possibilities of his intellect and spirit. A man who thus knows himself needs no other discoverer. The key to self-knowledge is intelligent, scientific self-study.

In the year 1792, Mahmoud Effendi, a Turkish archer, hit a mark with an arrow at 482 yards. His bow, arrows, thumb-ring and groove are still on exhibition in London as proof of the feat. His prowess lay in his native gift, trained by years of practice, to guess the power of his bow, the weight and balance of his arrow, and the range and direction of his target; also, the sweep of the wind. This he gained by observations repeated until the information gathered from them amounted to almost exact knowledge. Thousands of gunners to-day hit a mark miles away, with a 16-inch gun, not because they are good guessers, but because, by means of science, they determine accurately all of the factors entering into the flight of their projectiles.

Discover yourself through self-assessment. This will go a long way in telling you your capability, interest, values and any other trait that will propel you to get to your dream without being disappointed.

Thank you.