Ideas

Tag: admiration

  • Marathon.

    It’s not how fast you can go
    The force goes into the flow
    If you pick up the beat
    You can forget about the heat
    More than just survival
    More than just a flash
    More than just a dotted line
    More than just a dash

    It’s a test of ultimate will
    The heartbreak climb uphill
    Got to pick up the pace
    If you want to stay in the race
    More than blind ambition
    More than simple greed
    More than a finish line
    Must feed this burning need
    In the long run…

    From first to last
    The peak is never passed
    Something always fires the light that gets in your eyes
    One moment’s high, and glory rolls on by
    Like a streak of lightning
    That flashes and fades in the summer sky

    Your meters may overload
    You can rest at the side of the road
    You can miss a stride
    But nobody gets a free ride

    More than high performance
    More than just a spark
    More than just the bottom line
    Or a lucky shot in the dark
    In the long run…

    You can do a lot in a lifetime
    If you don’t burn out too fast
    You can make the most of the distance
    First you need endurance
    First you’ve got to last…

    Rush, “Marathon“

  • Directions.

    Take a look at virtually any career guide and the underlying message is “consistency” and “traceability” – i.e. does your career tell a story?  Does it show a clear progression and overall strategy?  Are you building to some higher goal, or just going from position to position?

    In my particular case, it’s a combination of both:

    There is an article in a recent issue of Forbes by Tamara Warren that showcases Dodge CEO Ralph Gilles.  Mr.Gilles is a talented forty-year old who has had a clear sense of what he wanted from the very beginning and has since risen to the top from his early beginnings at CCS.

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    I have always dreamed that there would a day where I would find myself in similar shoes. The work and personal sacrifices I’ve made will have paid off.  I will be able to thank everyone who believed in me since the beginning and I’ll be able to finally tell myself that “I did it.”

    In some ways my abilities are like a river – some parts of the river are fast-moving and accelerate my progress in ways I had never imagined, while other stretches are dead calm leaving me to wonder if I’ve reached the end of the journey, but I don’t think this “river” has an end.

    While I don’t have the benefit of a linear career path, I have many other qualities and talents that continue to open doors for me even today and will continue to do so in the long-run.

    Ralph Gilles is a beacon for what’s possible.