some inspiration from a book on genius

I've just checked out a book titled The Genius in All of Us by David Shenk. I was thumbing through it to see how it is organized and came across Chapter Seven "How to Be a Genius (or Merely Great)". I thought I'd post Shenk's list of tips for greatness. It seems as though the following are dispositions common to people who have been identified as "great" in some way.

1) Find your motivation.

2) Identify your limitations--and then ignore them.

3) Delay gratification and resist contentedness.

4) Have heroes.

5) Find a mentor