Goal-setting. Motivation. Inspiration. Team-building. How often do we see these buzz words bandied about these days? They are everywhere! Motivational speakers are becoming a dime a dozen. Climbed Kili? Run the Marathon des Sables? Heck, even stumbling across the line in the London Marathon might get you a corporate speaking gig if you know the right people. A good speaker can impart some handy advice certainly, but, are they revealing anything revolutionary? Some secret ingredient to life that will have you realise your goals in record time? My answer? A resounding NO! Actually, let me clarify that. The methods and tips handed to an audience in a presentation buffered with jokes and anecdotes may be groundbreaking to some people, but, it is knowledge of the simplest order. Common sense, needing only proper implementation in order for it to work. Failure to implement is what holds most people back. They know what to do, they know how to do it, but for whatever reason (most often FEAR) they don’t!

I am a champion for simplicity. In light of that here is a little equation that you have seen countless times in books and those posters with a struggling kitty or mountain vista on them. HARD WORK = SUCCESS

When I say hard work, I mean F**KEN hard work! Train till you puke. Repeat. Work on your blog through the night until the sun comes up. Do it again. Do a hard and interesting expedition. Do another one. Email a thousand sponsors. Email a thousand more. You will succeed! Simple.

The best, most recent example of hard work that will almost certainly lead to success you can find below. Tell me these boys are not going to have a good season! It’s not new. It’s not revolutionary. It’s just hard work!

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