Discover what is the greatest discovery of all time. In this presentation, Hilton Etakoh examines what constitute the ultimate discovery of all time, and you will find out why the discovery of self is the most important discovery of all.

1. THE ULTIMATE DISCOVERY
BY
HILTON ETAKOH

2. “MAN KNOW THYSELF” SOCRATES.
Of all discoveries and inventions, which is
the greatest? To some it’s the discovery of
electricity, to others it’s the discovery of the
printing press, and yet to others, it’s the
invention of the aeroplane. The answers
are as varied as the discoveries are
numerous. But what really is the greatest
discovery of all time?

3. It would not be in the discovery of
electricity or in the discovery of the
printing press. It wouldn’t even be in
the discovery of aeroplane, rather it
would be in one’s discovery of himself.
In other words, self discovery is the
ultimate discovery of all time because
it is the discovery of self that makes
other discoveries possible. But what is
self discovery? It’s the knowing of who

4. you are, who you were created to be, and
what you’re made of. It means knowing the
source of your being, it means discovering
the magnitude of the stuff you carry in the
inside of you, it means discovering your
passions, gifts, talents and abilities. In
short, self discovery means knowing what
your life is all about. Do you really know
much of anything about yourself? To know
who you are, you need to spend time
exploring yourself; your passion, gift, talent
and abilities.

5. There’s a popular story of a certain beggar
who died of malnutrition or hunger. But while
it may be normal for a beggar to die of
hunger, there’s something really striking
About his story. Sometime ago when he was
still alive, the beggar was given a nice little
coat by some donor, which he (the beggar)
wore all his life until his death. But at his
death, the coat was taken off his body and in
it was found hidden, several thousands of
Dollars

6. in large denominations neatly sewn between
the linings. The poor beggar wore this coat
until his death without discovering the
riches he had within him. How painful!
He was so rich, yet so poor. Many of us
parallel the sad story of the poor beggar.
Riches which we never imagined are right
within our grasp, yet there seem so far.
Research shows that the average person
uses only one tenth of his mental potentials
and abilities.

7. That means there’s still so much about you,
you haven’t realized yet. You were endowed
in the womb with unlimited potentials and
abilities, so even at your age, you’ve still got
talents that haven’t been discovered yet.
When you see yourself in the light of who
you were intended by your creator to be,
when you have a glimpse of the latent and
immense power, potentials and
extraordinary abilities resident within you,
then no one and no situation will be able to
hold you down.

8. The first step to knowing who you are is to
get to know where you’re coming from; the
very foundation and source of your being,
the Eternal Power that formed you in the
womb before you were given birth to. In all
religions of the world, whether Buddhism,
Confucianism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism,
Taoism, Christendom, etc, man has always
believed in the existence of a Supreme

9. Being and Power greater than himself,
and that this Supreme Power is Creator
and Ruler of the universe. Even an
increasing number of scientists now
believe in the existence of a Master
Architect, Designer and Creator who’s
obviously nature’s patent holder.
People of diverse faith, religion and
beliefs call this creator God, and affirm
that all things, including man proceed
from Him. When you see

10.  yourself
as a product of this Ultimate
Creator and Manufacturer, and that you
have fragments of His infinite power and
uncommon potentials in you, you will begin
to appreciate who you are, and no force
will be able to stop you.
 The knowledge of self will help you see
things differently, it’ll help you begin to see
yourself as that great leader, millionaire,
businessman, inventor, preacher,
musician, politician, writer, scholar, doctor,

11. sportsman, activist, etc, it is possible for you
to become. The problem with most people
is that very often, there spend too much
time listening to what people have to think
or say about them.
They tend to allow people’s opinion of them
to influence their perception of who there
are. But does it really matter what any
body thinks or says about you? Does it
even count what people’s assessment of
your abilities and possibilities are?
Certainly not! What matters is your ability

12. to explore yourself and discover who you
really are, and the magnitude of the great
stuff you carry in your inside. When you’re
confronted by obstacles and doubts, you
don’t have to become fearful and turn
away from your goal.
All you need do is reassure yourself of who
you are, what you’re capable of doing, and
what you’re capable of becoming. Declare
it upon yourself, and when you do this, you
stir up certain powers that you never

13. knew you possessed, and these powers will
ultimately leap to your assistance.
When you come to the knowledge of who you
are, you’ll be able to know exactly what you’ve
been called to do. When a man doesn’t know
who he is, he readily accepts whatever life
hands him. When you see a man who knows
for sure what he’s been called to do, he
always insist on what he knows is best for
him. If you want to know what you were
created for, spend time exploring your

14. passions, talents and abilities.
What is it that troubles you deeply? What are
those wrongs in your society you always
wanted to right? Those mistakes you always
wanted to correct? That message you
always wanted to preach? That might just be
what you’ve been called to do. Peoples’
callings are often connected to the things
they’re most passionate about. Dr Martin
Luther King Jr. was so deeply troubled by
the injustice, enslavement and oppression of
African-Americans in his

15. days that it became the most important cause
he wanted to live for. So he began to
preach, organized thousands of people and
protested, and eventually the Civil Rights
Movement was galvanized. The same is
true of Nelson Mandela of South Africa in
the days of apartheid. Thomas Edison was
another man who knew just what he’d been
called to do. He wanted to do nothing else
than to keep coming up with as many
inventions as possible, so he set himself the

16. goal of coming up with a major new
invention every six months and a minor
one every ten days. When he died, he had
about 1,093 patents registered to his
name.
Your calling is more than a job, it’s a
passion; it’s the fulfilling of a destiny. That’s
why it’s not just enough to take up some
job. Is your job compatible with your
passion and natural ability? When you find
your rhythm in life, you won’t need anyone
to tell you, you just know it. It comes

17. naturally. You just experience a certain
fulfillment, a feeling of overwhelming joy that
tells you yes! You’re doing the
right thing.
The story is told of Rich Steams who
graduated from Cornwell University and later
took an MBA from Wharton. Work came
easy and over time, he rose to become the
CEO of Parker Brothers and Lenox China.
Life was good; he had a big house, fancy
cars, nice family and a secure job, but he

18. lacked fulfillment. Something kept telling
him there was more to him than budgets
and flow charts. When in1998, World Vision
invited him to be their CEO, he saw it as an
opportunity to apply his gift of management
to his calling. But he still had to be
persuaded, and eventually he accepted
the offer even though it meant a 75% pay
cut and moving his family across the
country. But looking back, Rich Steams

19.  exclaims,
“This is the fulfillment of who I
was created to be…I’ve found my stride…I
wonder why I waited 23 years”.
 In the game of football, players don’t just
play anywhere they like. Each player has
his own role or position of strength. When
a defender leaves his primary role of
defending to play in the attack, he plays
out of position and things don’t go well. In
real life, a lot of people are playing out of
position, that’s why they don’t achieve
great successes and fulfillment.

20. 
But it’s never too late to fall back in position, and play in
your area of strength, gift and passion. Who really are
you, and what would be your success story? Get to know
yourself.
Hilton Etakoh is an independent writer, motivational
speaker and author of the Ultimate Series Collection, a
powerful collection of over 70 highly inspirational lessons
and articles on personal development, leadership and
success.
 Email: hiltonetakoh@gmail.com
 www.theultimateseries.com
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