A Success Formula For Those Who Refuse To Give Up On Their Dreams

Napoleon Hill wisely wrote, “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”

The former CEO of Velcro USA, Jack Mates, shared the following formula to reach your dream: (P + T) x A x A = Success. The P is for passion which then combines with T for talent. Multiply this with associating with the right people and multiply that with action and you will find success.

Nikki Stone had a dream to be an Olympic gold medalist. The challenge was she had a number of spinal injuries and wanted to compete in aerial freestyle skiing. No American had won the title before. On top of her physical pain she sunk into a deep, dark depression that lasted for half a year.

What turned things around? She read a poem titled You Must Not Quit, and found motivation when she realized Joe Frazier won the Olympic gold in boxing with a broken thumb.

The journey for Stone wasn’t easy; it was physically exhausting and the pain was intense as she struggled through disc injuries. Some doctors told her she would never jump again and refused to help, so she kept searching until she found one that would work with her.

In 1998 she became the first American to win the gold in aerial skiing. What she saw in her mind she made a reality with the right associations and actions multiplied by her passion.

Recently there was a study that pitted adults against kids. Each group was given several sticks of spaghetti, some string and a marshmallow. The test was to see who could elevate the marshmallow the highest. The game would last 20 minutes.

It was found the children got better results. Why? They jumped right in and began to try ideas. They stuck the spaghetti in the marshmallow and worked and worked until they got the string to hold the treat higher.

The adults? They speculated, they tried to plan in detail what they could do, they debated, they worried too much, and before they knew it their lack of action cost them the game.

What is your biggest goal? Don’t wait for the pieces to all be in place how you think they should be. Find inspiration in a poem or a book or a mentor, and then combine your passion with action. Conceive it, believe it, and then you will achieve it.