I got a big thank you call yesterday from a chef. He's on his way and wanted to call to say that it had been a bit of a team effort.  Him and me, together, against the odds, struggling up the mountain, fighting the battles side by side.

Really, all I did was push him out the door.  He did the rest.

I guess he was lucky enough to have someone pigheaded enough in his life to not give up pushing. Not everyone has that. And I can attest that it is super crazy hard to have to get up each day and choose to push yourself. To wring out every opportunity.  Suck it up and introduce yourself to the important stranger. Focus on the vision.

But truth be told, it was all him because he had to choose to listen.

A lot of people don't. They throw up real roadblocks, find excuses, ignore emails, forget to return phone calls. They decide to expend so much energy saying why not and seeking an easy way out that they don't have time or energy for the real goals.

Whether you have a pusher or you push yourself, the key to success, really, is what you choose to do every minute of every day.