What’s That Common Thread That Runs Through Successful People and Companies?

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Being successful today, is more about a state of mind, than just how hard you work. What is the one thing that separates the successful from the unsuccessful? What?s the difference between, General Motors and Ford Motor Corporation? Could it be that one works harder than the other? I don?t think so. They all work very hard.

I was talking to a friend of mine several months ago. He?s in the trucking business, and owns about 15 big rigs, and hauls loads locally here in California. During our conversation, he was complaining about the latest mandated law that was going to drastically affect his business. You see, California had a new law that was just taking effect and would mean that all the trucks on the road were going to have to have their engines modified at a cost of around $15,000 to $20,000 each, or the owners could purchase newer trucks that were in compliance with the new law. The trucks that my friend had were paid off. Needless to say, he was very concerned about the additional expenses. I thought about it, and told him that maybe he should just throw in the towel and retire. After all, he has been in business for over 30 years! He deserves a break. He looked at me like I was crazy! He was almost offended. He just turned around and walked back into his office! We never talked about that subject again.

I?ve thought about that day a lot. I also thought about the other successful people I?ve known or heard about. The more I thought about it, the more it became clear. There was one common thread that ran through all of them. What was it?

Have you ever seen the movie Rocky? While watching that wonderful movie, what was it that we admired about Rocky? Think about it. He kept getting knocked down, but he would just keep getting up, just to get slammed back to mat again. Then just when you thought he was going to lose the fight, he would struggle to get up again and again and again and again. He would be lying on the mat in pain and you were thinking, enough already! Then he would get up again! You could almost feel his pain! So did Rocky! But he was there to win that fight, even if meant severe pain and humiliation. It didn?t matter what others were thinking. Or what others may have been saying. This fight was to only have one outcome. Well in the end Rocky showed us what that outcome was.

So, what is that common thread between Rocky, my friend with the trucking business, Ford Motor Corporation, or all the successful people we hear and read about?

The answer is so simple. So basic, that sometimes we just gloss over it. It?s ?never, never ,never, ever give up!? That?s right, never give up. The word giving up is not in their vocabulary. Not in my friends vocabulary, not in Fords? vocabulary, not in Rockys? vocabulary. As a matter of fact anyone that is successful today, never thought of giving up. As a matter of fact, if you were to talk to a successful person about their success, you would discover that more then likely they?ve all had difficult times in there businesses. But you know what? They never gave up!

I guess what I?m trying to say here is that if there is something you really want in life, weather it?s to make a lot of money, have a great business or whatever. You must focus, and never, ever give up!

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