SUCCESS FEST

 The Olympics is undoubtedly a success fest, where the difference between winning and loosing is undoubtedly a fine one. It takes self-belief, perseverance, consistency, dedication, commitment and skill, but even so luck still plays a major part to who makes it to number one on the day.

Behind the competitors are years and years of training with one purpose in mind, winning a lump of gold, all be it the gold medal is more silver than gold in content. Practice practice practice, this is how you become a success in any aspect of your life so it begs the question just how much time do you put in learning the skills of success and how much time do you put in practicing. It's a question we can only answer as individuals in the game of life, as there are no medals just a daily reward. It's not about winning it's about being happy in life and developing a fulfilling lifestyle.

To be a top sportsman it takes considerable sacrifice and support, it's exactly the same if you truly want to pursue success in any discipline. Bradley Higgins wins a Gold and congratulations to him, but sadness for the cyclist who lost his life this evening after being hit by an Olympic bus. Fate has a hand in all our lives, and only by the grace of God go I comes to mind.

Seize the day is all you can do, you never really know when your time is up but living with the ultimate exit strategy in mind is very difficult to do, for whilst it focuses the mind and galvanises people into action when  life is on the line metaphorically or in reality, to live life with the pace you would if you knew your final check out date, is either the optimised peak of how to live life for some  or a debilitating piece of knowledge for others. 

During the men's gymnastics an American made a little bit of mess of an early exercise basically negating any chances of a medal. He still however had to continue with all the exercises with the certain knowledge he would not be able to achieve his hopes. How you play the game comes in here, for when all said and done it is not essentially a competition in any  pursuit with others, it will always be with yourself. There are others to compete against, but ultimately they are there for the ride to inspire and drag you onto your personal destiny .