Practica Gnosis hosted President Stephen Minnis on March 4 in a discussion on the importance of developing a grand vision alongside the pursuit of greatness.
Minnis and club host Corban-Arch Graham sought to understand the journey to greatness and success that develops by cultivating a true sense of mission with bold visionary leadership.
When interviewed about the importance of a strong vision when pursuing greatness, Minnis used the analogy of a flywheel borrowed from a book by Jim Collins.
“First, it’s really slow going. I mean, really slow going. But if you keep pushing and pushing and keep the mission and your fundamentals and the thing just keeps going and pretty soon, it’ll just take off,” Minnis said.
Graham and Minnis also explored Minnis’s past experiences during his time working as a civil lawyer, moving to the long distance wireless company Sprint and his time as the president of Benedictine shaping the college students know and love today.
A common mistake people make when pursuing greatness is stopping at the top. Minnis added, “Your job is to continually seek greatness, all right? But the moment you think you’re great, the moment you think your flywheel is taken off, you’ve already started your slide to mediocrity.”
Having a commitment to a vision for greatness is critical, according to Minnis. He said, “Everybody wants to be a part of something greater than themselves. You want to be part of something greater than yourself, but those that may know what that is unless you have a vision to take them there.”
Ultimately, Minnis boiled down the journey of greatness to these three things.
“If you can do these three things: embrace our Mother Mary, embrace our mission and have faith in God letting Him guide us. Great things will happen.”
Ravens, let’s strive to constantly pursue greatness!
