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IT’S YOUR LIFE: AMBITIOUS GOALS

“My son, ask for thyself another kingdom, for which that I leave is too small for thee.”
Philip II

My father had built up an impressive army, but I knew how to leverage it best. I led my army throughout the entire known world over the next twelve years.

Small in frame: tall in vision

Unlike the Greeks, us Macedonians benefited from grazing land, and as such, were better nourished. Nonetheless, I stood at five foot seven inches. Mind you, men were smaller in size during my days, but still, I was not exactly a tall fellow. So don’t let shortcomings stand in your way.

From an early age, I wanted to overcome challenges that my otherwise small frame would pose.

I was well built and quite the runner, like my hero Achilles. However, I refused to race with anyone other than a king. I could not lower myself to a common denominator. I recognized my value and never underestimated myself.

Despite my competitive streak, I never cared much for athletic contests… after all I had a world to conquer!

If there had been no other competition, I would have competed against myself. While everyone seeks to win, few strive to do so at practically any cost. I would. Some of my denigrators say that I nearly bankrupted the Greek Empire by fighting too many wars in too far off lands. Nonsense!

Had I focused solely on the city-states, I would have resorted to simply carving up the pie into more pieces. By looking abroad, I enlarged the pie. I made the pie higher!

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