If we know how to negotiate our way through uncertainties of life, success will be ours for the taking. The real asset required for success and happiness is our self-confidence. More than half of life`s battles are won or lost in the mind. Therefore, a person needs to saturate his mind with positive thoughts to the extent possible. Our mind will then play host to many big ideas. The book teaches us how to overcome old habits and begin your journey to the highest peaks and how to mold our circumstances. And once you learn to face life head-on, success and well-being will be ours for the asking.Highlights:* Learning from the lives of great people: Washington, Rousseau, Ram Mohun Roy, Swami Ram Tirath* Art of Communication and Oratory* Foes of greatness: Inconsistency, Lethargy, Procrastination, Timidity, Monotony* Greatest Comebacks of human history: Roosevelt, MandelaThis book contains innumerable stories, instances and lives that have left for us the imprints for future life. Whatever we possess today is owing to the sacrifices made by those men, women and events which have transformed the very meaning of life. CONTENTS: Preface 3 1. JOURNEY TOWARDS GREATNESS a) The Benchmark of Greatness b) Breaking the Inertia c) Forming a Mini-Universe Within d) Inspirations e) Translating Ideas into Life 2. THE GREATEST EVENTS IN HUMAN HISTORY a) Learning from Our Past b) The Birth of America c) The French Revolution d) Communism Takes on the World e) The Renaissance of Japan f) The Great Sons of Modern India 3. CHURNING OUT A GREAT PERSONALITY a) The Personality Traits of Great People b) The Magnetic Aura of Great Leaders c) The Art of Communication & Oratory d) Revealing the Genius within you e) Stealing the Hearts of Millions! 4. OVERCOMING HURDLES ON THE WAY TO GREATNESS a) The Possible Hurdles b) Winning Over Odd Circumstances c) The Foes of Greatness d) The Greatest Comebacks in Human History e) The Great Virtues