Success

When I was in High School I played on the basketball team. One time I had double digit points in a game. The rest of the time I was just the weak link on the floor while our better players were taking a rest. I was not one of the good players, but I went to a school small enough to not have cuts, so I took advantage of it to get out of class on game days.

One thing that I remember from my senior year was something my coach said over and over: "Leave it all on the floor." His point was there should be nothing held back, nothing kept in reserve. We should walk off the court at the end of the game having done everything we possibly could to win the game. I always did my best to give the game everything I had.

That's the pathway to success. Success on a personal level is when we can honestly look back at our effort and know it was our level best. I should point our that success doesn't always equal victory. Victory is another attribute that often holds hands with success.

In recent reflection I've come to see success as the equation

E^B x T = S

Effort to your Best power, times Time equals Success.

Strive for your best my friends.

--Ben