Book Reflection: Primary Greatness: The 12 Levers of Success

This book was very inspiring to read and reminded me the importance of character and it’s continual focus.

Lever 1: Integrity

Lever 2: Contribution

Lever 3: Priority

Every time we hear or see someone successful we only see the secondary greatness, the byproduct of primary greatness which is all the hard work behind the scenes.

I was fully immersed reading this book and felt empowered to keep working on my personal integrity and accountability. Life is about honesty, love, contribution, and to keep upholding our values.

Lever 4: Sacrifice

Lever 5: Service

Lever 6: Responsibility

In the book he talks about our three lives, public, private, and secret. The secret life is the magic of greatness, to have the courage to explore what you really want out of life.

By focusing on our character, on what a person is, we can build a strong foundation for the rest of our life. This way we can align to principles ( universal, timeless, and self-evident) which help us create a strong personal discipline.

Lever 7: Loyalty

Lever 8: Reciprocity

Lever 9: Diversity

This important lesson of staying on the true north had an important impact on me as we are vulnerable to being distracted. The value of having an aligned vision with a shared value system based on principles is critical.

By continually evaluating how we see the world and being open to changing our perspectives is the only way to grow and develop our character.

Lever 10: Learning

Lever 11: Renewal

Lever 12: Teaching

I strongly believe this book will be instrumental in shaping both my personal and professional life as I think about life for deeper meaning, achievements, and happiness.