Following the Model

There are no models for your success.

As I grow, this is a theme that continually comes back at me either through my own training or through my teaching. No matter what it may seem, there is none and will never be a universal model for success – merely the illusion of such.

One reason I love being a trainer so much is this inconsistency – the fact that I can take two exactly similar people, put them on the same program towards their goals, and both will end at a different position. Anecdotally, this is similar in your own training, as one person’s path to success will never be the same as yours. Almost never will there be a situation where you can simply plug yourself in the algorithm and become successful. Along the way, you are called to make your own decisions, your own analyses, and your own challenges.

There is power in this. For instance, this phenomena may be the reason why you shouldn’t chain yourself in debt to obtain your Masters. Interestingly, perhaps it’s why you should. Perhaps you don’t need to have this skill or that skill to become noticed. Perhaps you also don’t need to talk this way, move that way, or think in some other way. And then again, perhaps you do.

Ironically, this article says nothing of substance other than that you are your own vehicle to success. Your path is unique and requires a unique vehicle, unlike any others. You may be able to travel on someone else’s path for a little while, but eventually, you will leave and be faced with hard decisions. Welcome this understanding and let it be a tool for you, not a barrier. Be pleased in your originality and uniqueness.

In the end, don’t just passively follow your own path, actively create it and soon, you will find your own version of success.