How do you know for certain that you have the passion and commitment that will bring success and take you to the top? Here’s an example that might show you.
I’ve just been watching a TV documentary on Eddie Stobart, the famous Carlisle-based trucking company.
The company’s grown from humble origins into a massive undertaking which now additionally owns some little extras – like a motor-sport team, a helicopter, a plane… and Carlisle Airport. It even has a fan club, called the Eddie-Watchers.
Not surprisingly, the two guys who run it have the lifestyle to match, with race-horses, custom cars and all the trimmings you’d expect – but they haven’t always lived that way.
One of them, William Stobart, desperately wanted to be a trucker, even while he was still at school, but he had to wait till he was 21 to get his licence.
William had such a passion to drive trucks that he wasn’t going to wait a minute longer than he had to, so he applied for, and got, a provisional licence that would take effect as soon as he reached 21.
The night before his birthday, William never went to bed. He wasn’t partying – he was waiting for the very moment he could start to live his dream.
At one minute past midnight, William Stobart was on the road – at the wheel of his first truck.
Does your goal, your dream, your passion, mean that much to YOU?
Would you give up your birthday celebrations and your night’s sleep (or whatever the equivalent mnight be for you) because you couldn’t wait to learn a new skill… not for the rewards that it might someday bring you, but for the sheer delight of simply DOING it?
If so, congratulations – you have the passion that it takes to reach your goals.
If not, ask yourself – right now – what is it that WOULD make you feel that way?
Whatever it might be, THAT’S your true passion. If you want to be successful, find something that will let you use it.
Most things you lack right now can be supplied. You can increase your skills, your knowledge, your funding and your list of contacts. You can get almost anything you need from other people – but there’s one thing only YOU supply.
The passion that supplies your energy, determination, drive and creativity can only come from YOU… and you can’t achieve success without it. It’s the passion for doing what he loves that powers William Stobart… and it can do the same for you. Now, go find yours!
