Have you ever wished for something to happen? You really wanted it, but took no action to make it become real? Haven’t we all….

While in New York attending the “white coat” ceremony for my son Nick, who was beginning medical school at Einstein School of Medicine, I had a great conversation with one of the professors—Dr. Todd Olson.

He talked about the ability to really make a positive impact. He said he and his associates could see when they were hitting the mark in their teaching.

Dr. Olson said, “I think I have one of the best jobs in the world! I get to teach young men and women who are absolutely passionate about their future.

They have had to work very hard to get in to medical school or they never would have made it. They are excited about learning, and are proactively working to make a difference in their world.”

Dr. Olson hit on a crucial aspect of all success—having passion and doing something with it.

Passion is the gas that fuels the vehicle. But just having fuel is really worth very little, if you don’t start the car, put it in gear, step on the gas while you steer it toward your goal.

Katharine Hepburn said, “As one goes through life, one learns that if you don’t paddle your own canoe, you don’t move.”

Those passionate students paddle their canoes like their future depends on it, because it does. Just as with them, you’d better paddle your canoe or you won’t move. And, even if you are at a point in your life where you are drifting a bit, you’d better actively steer or you may end up on the rocks.

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