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Life has it’s ups and downs, one moment you can be at your peak where everything seems to fall right into place without any effort and other times, even with herculean determination, everything falls apart. So, I ask, how strong is your bridge?

The Internal Bridge

The only thing that allows life to be livable when things are tough is knowing that eventually, no matter how far it may seem that you are stuck in the valley of life, an enormous mountain can be seen in the horizon. This is your bridge, which you store internally within your mind. As long as you don’t loose sight of the vision you see ahead of you, no matter where you may be now, the hope will get you through it.

Bridge Designs

If you do not have a strong vision of what is to come, then your bridge looks as ragged as the picture I took for this article. Each step is a perilous one, where you can fall straight back into the valley of hell no matter how high you thought you where. If, on the other hand, your vision is incredibly strong then even with heavy winds and obstacles set ahead of you, you will not fall back down, you will remain steadfast and achieve your goal of getting to the next mountain. If your bridge is strong enough, you may never have to feel or relive the torment that you inhabited in the valleys again. You see, this is the value of keeping a strong bridge no matter where you are in life.

Vision, Compass and Bridge

The vision is the mountain you see ahead of you, the compass is what steers you in the right direction and the bridge is the way of getting through the thick of things with as little loss as possible. Many millionaires, even billionaires who have fought tooth and nail to achieve their success can now enjoy. They had a very clear vision ahead of them and compass leading them but what you may not know is that many went years gaining and loosing everything they worked os hard for. Top entrepreneurs are no strangers to poverty, broken relationships (divorces) and you name it… they have gone through it. Sure, there are exceptions, but for those who have self-built wealth, the journey was an incredibly difficult one. For instance, Walt Disney lost EVERYTHING many times before achieving success, to the point that his only possession and friend was a mouse that he thanked immortally as “Mickey Mouse”. Richard Branson, has probably failed more then any other entrepreneur in history with ventures that went nowhere or bankrupt, the same can be said about Donald Trump, Steve Jobs, Bob Parsons and the list goes on. If you are a top entrepreneur who has achieved incredibly high levels of success, the journey towards getting there was paved with red, not golden bricks.

Having a vision and compass aren’t enough

Having a vision isn’t enough in life, even if you do know the direction you wish to head. Without a bridge, you can get stuck or even get lost. You need a clear path, a road with signs telling you that yes, you are on the right path and yes, you will get through it and better yet, you will succeed! Expect to go through times when the bum on the street is wealthier then you, expect to loose everything you once held dear leave and expect that once you do succeed, the journey will have turned your mind into an impenetrable fortress that can withstand even the toughest circumstances in life with relative ease.

The Bottom Line

The road to wonderland isn’t straight anymore then it’s golden.