Success is what happens when preparation meets opportunity!
And, yes... this is a slight corruption of what Seneca the Younger (5 BC - 65 AD) is reported to have said: 'Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.'
Think about it, YOU and I know that we have absolutely no chance of winning a stage on the Tour de France this year as Chavanel did... because we were not prepared for it.
Chavanel was prepared for it!
He had clearly peaked in his training for this race.
He saw the opportunity. Piled on the pressure. Rode through some intense pain on some steep climbs.
And SUCCESS was his reward.
So (note to self), where YOU are looking to succeed, to achieve a worthwhile reward for your efforts - are YOU prepared for it?
Have YOU put in the work?
Are YOU putting in the work?
Are YOU putting the work in at the same level that these super-achievers put in just to qualify to ride in the Tour de France?
Should YOU be doing anything less?
Let's close today's thought with an 'interview' comment or 3 from the fifteenth of our potential virtual Board of Advisers:
Howard Schulz - CEO Starbucks; Billionaire; Entrepreneur; Author - Pour Your Heart Into It:
- quote: 'I saw Starbucks not for what it was, but for what it could be.'
- quote: '..to reassure people to have the courage to persevere, to keep following their hearts when others scoff. Don't be beaten down by naysayers. Don't let the odds scare you from even trying. What were the odds against me, a kid from the Projects?'
- quote: 'Five million people a week - customers who return several times a week - are not just coming for the coffee. They're coming for the feeling they get when they're there. They want a break from the negative noise that inundates us all.'
Today's thought is brought to you by:
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