Steve Hervey’s Wagon

Dear lovely people,

I know everybody wants to succeed and to get there fast enough, with little stress or obstacles on the way. Richard P. Feynman helps out here “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.” Get the point.

You sure know Steve Harvey the celebrated comedian with bestselling books to his credit. I love that guy, even if you don’t know him at least learn from him.

Steve Harvey in one of his best sellers, "Act Like a Success: Think Like a Success," tells readers that our journey in life nor matter your ambitions can be compared to the task of pulling a heavy wagon up a steep hill. You alone got the rope. It’s your haul, you’re responsible for your wagon to get uphill at all cost. The rope is very thick and rough that cuts into your hands as you pull that wagon up the hill. The journey isn’t easy at all, but you mustn't stop pulling.

What makes your journey more challenging is the added weight of the people riding in your wagon who decide to come with you on this journey and they get into your wagon. After some time you realize that there are two types of people in the wagon, the kind that help make this climb easier and the ones that are just extra weight dragging you down. So, be careful who you carry in your wagon.

Do not carry people in your wagon who are there with wrong motives and those who are there for their own personal gain. Avoid carrying negative people who complain about you, the way you are pulling the wagon and even the terrain under your feet. Avoid those who pull you down instead of lifting you up. Beware of those who are filled with clouds of negativity and make it rain on you. Keep those people away from your wagon who claim to have a better way of doing what God has already ordained for you to do.

The best way to get your wagon uphill is to surround yourself with like-minded, service-oriented, and grateful people who are trying to accomplish something like you, and who bring something to the table. I am talking about the ones that help you empty out your wagon, letting you know of any obstacles coming your way, being a navigator and informing you about storms, pushing it up while you pull, or getting off your wagon to brush away anything that might be on your road. Everyone on your wagon should be doing something to help make the climb easier.