Doing What It Takes

There seems to be this preconceived notion that all successful people do exclusively what they like to do in order to be successful.

This couldn't be further from the truth. If that were so, everyone would be successful because we all love what we like to do (simple).

Successful people do what others aren't willing to do in order to fulfill a means to an end. I compare most successful people to janitors. Not a lot of janitors enjoy cleaning the way they do, but it is a means to an end.

I once got a job with no way of transportation between my residence and my new job. I had two choices at that point. I could either turn down the job and stay home or I could find a way to work. I chose the latter. I bought a bike, and rode 5 miles every weekday for 8 weeks to transit between my house and my job. It meant sacrifices. It meant waking up earlier. It meant getting home later. It meant being tired. It meant rain, heat, or wind. But it also meant me doing whatever it took because it was up to me to achieve my dream.

I have a surplus of other instances and situations where I had to make similar decisions. To some, it doesn't seem like a big deal. Truth be told, it's not. However, these are the kinds of things that people allow to stand in the way of their dreams. If someone told you that at the end of this week you'd earn a $1,000,000 for DAILY doing whatever it is you don't feel like doing right now, would you do it? Would you last a week? If not, you frankly don't deserve it.