I often say that the ‘Road to Success’ is a ‘Journey’, especially when I’m speaking with new clients who are about to start working with me. The hard part is explaining, we’re not sure where the journey is going, what will happen along the way or how long the journey will actually take.
Success can be a huge leap of faith!
You see, we all know that life comes with its highs and lows, and ups and downs, mixed up with a cocktail of people, throughout time - and somehow, we use this to determine our direction. And whether it’s the right or wrong direction, we tend to go with the flow and take on the world and everything it has to throw as us in a very ‘ad hoc’ kinda way.
We learn as we go putting things right, adapting and recreating on the fly. I often wonder why? We don’t do this with other parts of our lives - I mean on a traditional family holiday we know the itinerary before we go. Knowing the flight, hotel and destination details well before we depart. Imagine going on holiday and just turning up at the airport and getting on the first plane? Similarly, how many times have you carried on regardless and not given much thought to what laid ahead.
Maybe it’s that easy life we are looking for?
Being afraid of failure or upsetting those around us, provides an ideal excuse for not stepping through the ‘sliding doors of success’. I’m sure most of us has heard the famous Dolly Parton quote, ‘If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain’. And how right she is, as ‘Success’ I believe, comes at a cost. Let it rain! Let it POUR!
It’s just a question of how much you are prepared to pay. The price? Well that can be financial of course but also there’s a physical and psychological cost to pay too. What or who are you prepared to give up, to achieve your goal. For some the financial cost is a simple pay/no-pay equation whereas if your partner isn’t prepared to travel with you on your journey – then you might have to leave them behind. It sounds callus but I encounter that situation with many people seeking a more successful life.
Having paid the price a few times myself, I’ve learned that ‘Conversation’ makes the ideal accompaniment for any ‘Journey to Success’. A clear direction with clear directives aimed at those around you, will help your progress no end. There are enough barriers to negotiate without adding extra miles of egg-shell walking with loved or not so loved one. It’s a good test.
I often think the journey to the Marathon des Sables delivers more than the race itself. What one can learn in 12 months prior to the race against 12 days of the race is beyond comparison, and if you are going next April or trying to climb your own Mount Everest in the near future, enjoy the journey.
It’s the best part.
1,202 Marathons - 284 Ultras - 17 MDS - 9 GWR - 1 Life
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