As you are reading this article right now, you have a burning desire to be at the top of every mountain that has stood as a challenge before you. You want to be at the top in your business. You wish things can just work out the way you have beautifully planned them. You desire that promotion. You wish they can just give it to because you feel you deserve it, or at least you know the job more than everyone else. It is no news that we all aspire to succeed someday or sometime in our lives. But, do you know success has a prize? Today, I bring you a quote that addresses this question.
Our today’s quote is one of the life facts of an American football player, coach, and executive in the National Football League.
“The man at the top of the mountain didn’t fall there” – Vince Lombardi
In essence, Vince is trying to say that it’s okay to have aspirations, dreams, ideas, goals, etc, but they do not just happen. Without a clear cut goal, passion, action, diligence, discipline, hard-work, self-confidence, will-power, and of course focus, you will not be able to reach anywhere. Mountain climbers don’t just imagine themselves on top of the mountain and end up there. No! Not at all! They get up, get ready, pack their stuff and set out for the climbing experience. They start climbing, and despite whatever hurdle they meet in the process they try to surmount it and continue their task of climbing. This they do until they reach the top of the mountain. And bet me, it always comes with a feeling of fulfilment. Understand that by the virtue of them getting to the top, you know a lot of work has gone into it.
According to Vincent Lombardi, “When I think of mountain climbers, I think of people pursuing adventures and challenging themselves to achieve a new level of greatness or accomplishment.”
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