| How about that for a provocative
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| | 2. Sold on romance: The thought of being
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| question! I'm sure your immediate answer
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| | a pilot with the prestige and respect
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| is "Of course!" But many people who
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| | that comes with it and of course, the
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| answer in this way simply aren't really
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| | good salary seemed very appealing. But it
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| serious about achieving success. Let me
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| | requires endless hours of hard work and
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| explain.
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| | continual development and this reality is
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| Recently, I had dinner with my best
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| | far less appealing.
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| friend. I hadn't seen him for a while as
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| | 3. The man's father is paying for the
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| he is currently training to be a
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| | course. He knows he can take as much time
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| commercial pilot. During dinner, we
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| | as he wants because his father will pay
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| discussed the importance of having
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| | for the extra study and the retaking of
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| complete focus on achieving success.
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| | exams. As he isn't paying for his own
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| In my own case, I wanted to run an
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| | studies - and for his own mistakes - he
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| Internet business and this meant giving
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| | doesn't have the focus and urgency that
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| up my full time job so I could focus on
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| | comes when you spend your own money. In
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| learning the necessary skills and have
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| | other words, failing isn't painful enough
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| the time to develop and run my business.
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| | for him.
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| The process has required me to invest
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| | 4. Easily distracted. Instead of doing
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| lots of time, lots of hard work and
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| | extra study after classes, the young man
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| sacrificing a lot of other activities in
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| | surfs the Internet. He's a keen sports
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| my life to concentrate fully on
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| | fan and spends hours on the web looking
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| developing my websites.
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| | at sports sites. They are wasted hours,
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| For my friend, his determination to
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| | hours that won't take him any nearer to
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| become a pilot has required an investment
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| | becoming a pilot. This distracts him from
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| of around $100,000 to date. He too gave
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| | the task at hand, as does:
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| up his job to pursue his dream and he
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| | 5. Inviting his girlfriend over every
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| also gave up his girlfriend. He has
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| | weekend. Instead of working, studying or
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| studied in 3 countries and has studied
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| | flying at the weekends, he spends it
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| very hard, day and night, to attain the
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| | instead with his girlfriend. They go
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| necessary skills and qualifications.
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| | shopping together, they watch movies
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| Conversely, we discussed how many people
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| | together, they dine out and you can guess
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| say they want success but aren't really
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| | the rest! My friend tried to point out to
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| serious about it. A case in point is a
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| | him that he was wasting weekends he could
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| young man my friend encountered on a
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| | use to get more hours in. He was met with
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| course in Oklahoma. He too was studying
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| | the reply "Yes, but my girlfriend
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| to become a pilot but was struggling to
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| | wouldn't be happy about that, we have to
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| reach the required standard. Despite
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| | see each other" Despite my friend saying
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| having the ability, the young man failed
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| | they could spend lots of time together
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| his tests twice and my friend highlighted
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| | AFTER he'd qualified, the young man still
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| the following reasons. As you read, see
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| | invites his girlfriend for weekends - and
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| if any apply to you:
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| | has recently failed a third test.
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| 1. Heart isn't in it. He left university
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| | If you are to achieve the success you
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| and didn't have a clear idea of what he
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| | really want, it requires total focus. You
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| wanted to do. His father had found a
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| | must be prepared to give it your full
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| pilot's course whilst surfing the
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| | attention and be 100% committed to your
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| Internet and mentioned it to his son.
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| | projects. It must become the number one
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| Thinking that becoming a pilot would make
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| | priority in your life.
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| his family proud, he signed up. He isn't
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| | So, are you REALLY serious about YOUR
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| doing it for himself.
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| | success?Until next time.
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