Behind every great success story...

Below is a story that I found quite interesting:

"A distinguished couple in their early forties stopped at a service station to refuel their luxury sedan. It had been a long drive, and they both got out of the car to stretch their legs. The service attendant was startled when he thought he recognized the woman. He enthusiastically asked, "Connie, is that you?" She turned and remembered him as her high school boyfriend. They joined hands and laughed with fond memories. She then introduced her husband, Bob, who was shocked to see this display of affection. As they were driving back onto the highway, he asked, "Just who was that guy that you were so glad to see?"

Connie explained that he was her first real boyfriend from high school. She confessed that he was more serious about the relationship than she was. Bob then sarcastically said, "It's a good thing you didn't marry him. You would have been stuck with a greasy car mechanic." She was not amused. She then said, 'If I had married him, he would have become President of the bank instead of you.'

I thought about this story for a while before deciding to write a blog on it. Obviously there are a lot of variables within this story (maybe the mechanic is very happy in his career path, for example) but this is what it means to me.

Any successful person, whether it is in business, sport or life, has at least one, if not a team of people to encourage them, pick them up when they fall down and help them realize their dreams. We often doubt ourselves, sabotage ourselves and give up on ourselves long before anyone in our support system would. That is why it is so important to surround yourself with people who are positive, knowledgeable and tough when they need to be.

Keep an open mind, you never know what opportunities the people you meet will present to you. It is up to you to recognize whether or not what you're dreaming is what they can help you achieve.