When it comes to achieving success in life some people act as though they have no control over what happens to them in life. They act like they are victims of circumstance. And, if that is their belief, then that will be their reality.
However, there is abundant evidence that this is far from the truth. You do have control over your life and therefore you have control over the level of success you achieve in your life.
To explain further allow me to take an example from Formula 1 racing.
Following the German Grand Prix, despite getting a puncture in the first corner of the race which effectively scuppered his race, Lewis Hamilton remarked:
"For the first time this year I actually felt that I had a race car under me that I could control instead of it controlling me."
The increased control translated into a sensational race win two weeks later at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Hamilton's remark is a reminder of how many people are simply going along for the ride in life. They allow themselves to be driven instead of taking control and becoming the driver. Not that Hamilton has been any slouch this season. The initial version of his MP4-24 simply hasn't been up to the task and no amount of effort on Hamilton's part was going to change that.
Early on in the season, Eddie Jordan, founder of Jordan Grand Prix and who is now a pundit for the BBC Formula 1 coverage, said Hamilton's car was so bad it was "dangerous". And I'm sure that if you've driven different cars yourself then you too will appreciate how some cars are a dream to handle while others make you feel as though you're constantly wrestling with them. During the Hungarian Grand Prix the difference in the way Hamilton's car responded to his driving was like night and day compared to his other races.
So how do the changes made to Hamilton's car relate to you and achieving success?
A great racing car driver has to become one with his car. The driver's role to some extent (though not entirely for I certainly do not wish to diminish the skill of a racing car driver) can be likened to your conscious mind where you create your intentions.
And the car behaves like your sub-conscious mind in that, if it is not programmed synergistically with what you (the driver) wishes to accomplish, then its performance, and hence your performance, will never be up to par.
The upgrades to Hamilton's car gave him more control over the car. Upgrading Hamilton's car can be likened to the re-programming of your sub-conscious mind. The upgrades to Hamilton's car meant that the car was more in sync with the "commands" he issued it.
At the end of a race whether or not Hamilton is on the podium he always gives credit to his team and in particular those working at the McClaren factory doing the research to improve the car and creating the upgrades.
In life, there are a number of different resources you can tap into to upgrade your vehicle - your sub-conscious mind. However, you have to do the work in not only applying the upgrades but subsequently working with your upgrades to create your desired outcomes and your desired level of success. As business philosopher Jim Rohn said:
"Your can't hire someone else to do your push-ups for you."
In Formula 1 some teams, usually those who are not performing particularly well, abandon the process of upgrading the current car, preferring to concentrate on preparing for next year's season. You don't have that luxury. This is it.
Therefore, you have to work like the other teams who continually analyse their cars' performance and seek to tweak and improve the performance. And, like Lewis Hamilton, it may be many races before you start to see that actual improvement. But you can't give up and you mustn't give in. You have to be diligent and persistent in your efforts and, like Hamilton, you too will be rewarded with success.
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