consume a cup of this everyday.

In 343 BC...

King Philip II summoned one of the greatest minds in history to mentor his teenage boy to become a rightful heir to his throne.

Oblivious to this fact, the 13 year old boy sat there waiting on the rolling hills of Mieza, Macedonia...

Already bored and restless to begin with...

The boy could not wait anymore, patience was not one of his virtues.

And just as he was about to get up and leave, an old man with a grey beard appeared in front of him planting his feet sternly on the ground.

This was the first time Alexander and Aristotle met.

Over the course of the next 3 years...

Aristotle taught Alexander everything he knew about poetry, philosophy, scientific thought and military strategy.

During their walks through the Lyceum gardens, Aristotle would dissect the campaigns of great generals, but always through the lens of deeper principles.

Aristotle was teaching Alexander to see patterns of leadership and understanding why the greats came to be known as the greats.

Under Aristotle's mentorship...

Alexander developed a passion for the works of Homer, and in particular the Iliad. Aristotle gave him an annotated copy, which Alexander later carried on his campaigns

He regarded the Iliad as a handbook for the art of war and took with him on his campaigns a text annotated by Aristotle, which he always kept under his pillow alongside a dagger.

Now I don't really need to get into the successes of Alexander The Great because that's common knowledge.

But what I'm trying to tell you is that -

To become great, you have to learn from the greats and study the greats.

What makes this story so interesting is that...

Aristotle himself was mentored by Plato, and Plato was mentored by Socrates.

A couple of centuries later...

In 69 BC, Julius Caesar cried when he looked at the statue of Alexander because he thought that what he had achieved faded in comparison to what Alexander had achieved by the age of 30.

Caesar greatly admired Alexander and learnt a from his military campaigns.

Thousands of years later...

A young teenage boxer would study Alexander to learn the art of war.

His name was Mike Tyson, he too studied the greats relentlessly to understand the mindset of the conquerors of history.

Tyson would watch hours and hours of boxing footage of the masters that came before him.

Cus D'Amato would make Tyson absorb the essence of all the great boxers from the past.

Before Mike had been taught how to box by Cus, he was taught the psychology of boxing, of war and of the greats.

He sent Mike to a hypnotist to brainwash him into becoming an absolute goal achieving monster that cared for nothing other than achieving his goal.

The second lesson over here is that...

The Greats are all connected. One influences another. The Greats all learn from each other. So in essence, They are all inter connected.

All the names I've mentioned so far are well known for their greatness.

Throughout history and even throughout great fiction...

This has remained constant.

So if you have any ambitions of becoming great...

Consume greatness.

It doesn't matter in what form you consume it.

Read about the greats, read great books, read great works of fiction.

Watch movies about the greats, watch great movies.

Look at great works of art.

Even if it has nothing to do with you.

For example...

I don't really watch golf but I can respect Tiger Woods' burning desire to win.

I don't really want to climb Mount Everest but I can respect people that want to.

Be an admirer of human excellence.

If greatness is all you absorb, then as a by product you will be great.

If excellence is all you know then greatness becomes the norm and success becomes an obligation.

When greatness becomes a way of being, when you start living and breathing it.

You will be great.

Thats all for today

Bye