I love the airplane analogy.

Inspiration and perspiration is quite true.

Inspiration lifts us high so that we may have a vision of something new. And the dedication is the power that makes our dreams come true.

Sometimes progress can only be made by making bold decisions and taking great leaps of faith. You can not cross a chasm by taking baby steps. Life has pivot points, especially when we make startling new discoveries, or have surprising realizations.

But Alexander Graham Bell said that success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.

Inspiration is your destination. Perspiration (dedication) is the vehicle that gets you there.

Inspiration can reveal your desire.

You may realize you can fulfill your desire.

You may decisively choose to achieve your goal, cutting off all other possibilities.

Then you dedicate yourself to your task. That's where Kaizen comes into play.

Do you know how an airplane flies from New York to Hong Kong? After selecting the destination, the aircraft makes continuous adjustments to it's flight path. The aircraft is always off course, so it is always adjusting it's flight path. It can hit the occasional air pocket, or avoid bad weather, as required. But it's single minded purpose is it's goal, it's destination.

People are like that.

Life is like that.

You set your goals, then you strive to achieve them. Big goals can be broken down into a number of smaller goals. Each of these can be broken down into still smaller goals. This is how “impossible” dreams can be turned into reality – one small step at a time.

I love the airplane analogy.

Inspiration and perspiration is quite true.

Inspiration lifts us high so that we may have a vision of something new. And the dedication is the power that makes our dreams come true.

Sometimes progress can only be made by making bold decisions and taking great leaps of faith. You can not cross a chasm by taking baby steps. Life has pivot points, especially when we make startling new discoveries, or have surprising realizations.

But Alexander Graham Bell said that success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.

Inspiration is your destination. Perspiration (dedication) is the vehicle that gets you there.

Inspiration can reveal your desire.

You may realize you can fulfill your desire.

You may decisively choose to achieve your goal, cutting off all other possibilities.

Then you dedicate yourself to your task. That's where Kaizen comes into play.

Do you know how an airplane flies from New York to Hong Kong? After selecting the destination, the aircraft makes continuous adjustments to it's flight path. The aircraft is always off course, so it is always adjusting it's flight path. It can hit the occasional air pocket, or avoid bad weather, as required. But it's single minded purpose is it's goal, it's destination.

People are like that.

Life is like that.

You set your goals, then you strive to achieve them. Big goals can be broken down into a number of smaller goals. Each of these can be broken down into still smaller goals. This is how “impossible” dreams can be turned into reality – one small step at a time.