The 3 Pillars of Success

Teammates, on Friday night I was interviewed via satellite link to Fox Business News in NYC. What I want to share with you is not the significance of the interview but instead the importance of one element of the interview and that is what I call the “3 Ps” or the Three Pillars of Success: Passion – Purpose – Persistent Action.

Here’s why they are so critically important to anyone who is about to or is on a “mission”. I’m not just talking militarily here – I’m talking about going after your own goals, your own objectives! The key to anything – and I mean ANYTHING – in life is your ability to persevere - to not give up when the going gets tough – but the trouble is most folks give up too early – they give up on their dreams, their goals, they accept other’s opinions of failure as the only option. It's the "why even try" attitude.

So the key question to ask is how do those who persevere (such as making it through SEAL training or starting a company) continue to persevere when others quit. Herein lies the question and my answer – I stress my answer since this isn’t a scientific study but one that I’ve learned over thirty years of persevering. Follow your passion and Link it with a Purpose (hint the higher the Purpose, the more powerful your resolve will be to continue your Persistent Action).

More to come, but I want to plant this seed with you now, because life is too short not to follow your dreams.

CHARLIE MIKE -- ALDEN