Keeping Accounts in Order

It was known as “Miracle on the Hudson”.  On January 15, 2009, US Airways flight 1549, made an emergency landing on the Hudson River of New York City after multiple bird strikes cause the engines to fail.  All 155 passengers and crew survived that day due to the quick thinking and skill of the plane’s Captain, Chelsey “Sully” Sullenberger.  Rather than crashing the plain, Sullenberger was able to land the plane on the water where all occupants were able to get out on the wings and be rescued by watercraft in the area.

That day, Sullenberger and his crew were celebrated as heroes.  Captain Sullenberger said later, “One way of looking at this might be that for 42 years, I’ve been making small, regular deposits into this bank of experience, education and training.  And on that day the balance was sufficient so that I could make a very large withdrawal.”

Here is a lesson for every success-minded person who is looking to surpass your own dreams and achieve real greatness.  We all have that account in the bank of experience, education and training.  Each and every day you experience something new that one day just might be the very information you need.  Success-minded people must always remember that not one moment of our life is wasted.  Each person you meet, every experience you have is there to help you on your journey to achievement.

Average people seek to finish their learning.  They get the degree they seek or finish a class or training and they rejoice to be done at last.  Success-minded people know that the learning never stops.  They are more classes to take, books to read and things to learn.  Education is a lifelong pursuit and prepares us for whatever the future may hold.  As the great 19^th century English scientist, Thomas Huxley advised, “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.”

Just as our education never stops, nor does our training.  Those who seek to be great at what they do know that they must always be improving and learning new skills.  No one is perfect and no one knows it all.  The foolish person who believes they know all they need to about what they do will never achieve real greatness and most will never see success.  Success-minded people understand that there is a better way to do what they do.  It does not matter if they are teaching school, running a business, building a house or writing a book.  Learning new skills keeps us fresh and our skills at their best.

Want to be ready for anything?  Want to know that when destiny calls, you have what it takes to respond?  Build up those accounts each and every day of your life.  That way, when the hour comes, you too can know you have a sufficient balance to make a very large withdrawal.

To discover how you can achieve the dream you have believed was impossible for too long, read On The Journey To Achievement by John Patrick Hickey.  You can get a signed copy for yourself and get one for a friend, by going to http://www.johnpatrickhickey.com/it-is-good-to-set-goals-better-to-achieve-then/.  Now available on Kindle, Oops! Did I Really Post That? Online Etiquette in the Digital Age by John Patrick Hickey.

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