How much friction do you have?

Friction can be defined as the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another (Apple Dictionary).  I'm not teaching physics here, but the notion of resistance can teach us a lesson about setting and meeting goals.  I love learning by analogy as much I love teaching it.  I end up learning more when I have something to compare.


Most people don't always get to where they want to go on just smooth roads.  Imagine yourself as a wheel moving across a road filled with snow.  Obviously, snow can be a factor in one's ability to move.  Sometimes we get stuck in places that we don't want to be.  Someone with a lot of resistance is less likely to get stuck than a person with very little resistance.  Because we can't always see the place we are heading, making a few stops doesn't seem all that bad.  However, each stop can be thought of as progress that could have been made but wasn't.  Would Facebook have been made if Mark Zuckerberg waited for others to help him?


Whatever your goal is, whether it be losing weight, quitting smoking, or saving money, keep the big picture in mind.  I know how easy it is to say "just one more won't hurt."  That type of thinking will get you nowhere.  Tomorrow's success will only come from today's hard work.  So next time your brain tricks you into making a "quick" stop, ask yourself, am I a square or round wheel?


"You may delay, but time will not."
Benjamin Franklin


Posted by Waseem Hammoud