His great confidence led to megalomania. This was common for leaders of antiquity, but it lapsed into more than public relations.

His erratic behavior undermined his troops’ morale. Despite all victories, twelve years and 20,000 miles were too much.

As understandable now as then, they wanted to go home.

His fearlessness eventually led to a battle field injury from which he never completely recovered.

Of course, Alexander is perhaps history’s most extreme example of how unbalanced strengths can turn self-destructive.

So take a lesson from Big Al.

If you’re ultra-creative, take some time to get organized.

If you’re ultra-organized, take some time to be creative.

Balance strengths or they will be your downfall.

You will conquer yourself and that’s real greatness.

Copyright 2004 by Tony Papajohn Tony writes and speaks on success. Subscribe to his free SuccessMotivator e-zine at http://www.successmotivator.com

Most often, our initial impressions of money, work, and relationships form basis of our mental and emotional framework about these subjects.

Our parents or primary caregivers are main shapers of these frameworks, but extended family, peers, clergy, and entire culture contribute as well.

We can’t change these first impressions, but we can realize that many of them were based on faulty information.

When we modify our first impressions with new information, we adjust our internal thermostats.

Find that new information (work can be fun, money can be plentiful, world is full of opportunity) and you will enjoy a new experience.

If not, consequences of first impressions and thermostat they helped to shape, will linger for a lifetime.

Copyright 2004 by Tony Papajohn Tony writes and speaks on success. Subscribe to his free SuccessMotivator e-zine at http://www.successmotivator.com