"Greatness" has been defined as a quality of being great, distinguished, or eminent. "Road to Greatness" employs examples of selected individuals who achieved greatness. The road begins with a desire to become successful by creating a personal path to attain exceptional goals.

"Genius= 1% Inspiration and 99% Perspiration." - Thomas Edison (Inventor: He made 1000 unsuccessful attempts before inventing the light bulb.)

"Never, never, never, never give up." - Sir Winston Churchill (Historian, Nobel Prize Winner in Literature (1953) and Prime Minister of the UK during World War-2.)

"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new." - Albert Einstein (Theoretical physicist; Winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics.)

"If you can dream it, you can do it." - Walt Disney (Entrepreneur, animator, writer, film producer; record holder for individual Academy Awards.)

"People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things." Sir Edmund Hillary (Mountaineer, explorer, philanthropist; first climber with Tenzing Norgay to summit Mount Everest in 1953).

"Road to Greatness" explores four groupings of over forty success factors that are instrumental in extraordinary achievement:

Physical and Mental Fitness

Connection of Inner and Outer Circles

Constant Learning

Skill Development

Achieving competence in the success factors enhances an individual's ability to achieve greatness and can be developed through discipline and deliberate practice by incorporation in small increments into routine activities. True greats consistently grow through self-awareness to overcome their limitations, take on challenges, and endeavor to face the obstacles they encounter. The characteristics and traits that drive greatness are inherent within all of us and can be applied to any field, subject, or discipline. "Road to Greatness" provides a roadmap to create a personalized path to extraordinary achievement for students, parents, teachers and graduates entering the workforce. Although it is uncertain what challenges you will face, the roadmap and exploration of greatness arms you with the tools you will need. As such, only one question remains:

Are you willing to embark on your own road to greatness?