What do most people really choose? Paths that lead to success? Hardly. That is because there is challenge, hardship, long hours, inconvenience, sacrifice, and willingness to trade off important times and events. Most people will go only so far down the road to success. At some point they turn back since they follow the path of least resistance, not the growth characteristics listed above.
People who do choose success know the path by heart. They spent night hours to accomplish some of the tasks along the way. They gave up a weekend or two of leisure to make the next goal. They traded off some of their children's activities for a time to totally enjoy them at a future point. They didn't shrink back from chores that were more than difficult in order to learn how to clear the next hurdle. They know how to lead because they can tell you where the mines are along the path that can kill you. They also know that you can't get where they are because you are unwilling to go very far down the path.
My admiration goes out to people who know the way. Frauds and wannabes are easy to spot. They turn from inconvenience and sacrifice at the drop of a hat. Those who have been halfway can only rise to half of the challenges. And conversations with the uninitiated to provide insight, get put off because the foundation for such insight is lacking. I will walk with those who glide ahead providing light for my path.
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