In the English subway system, there are both visual and auditory reminders to “Mind the Gap”. This is a call for attention to the space between the platform and the train. It is a helpful reminder but probably almost unnoticed by most local people. However for the American tourist this is an out of the ordinary bit of speech. “Mind” is rarely used as a verb in American English and “the gap” is a store or possibly brings thoughts of Michael Strahan. Due to its unique wording and situational use, it tends to have sticking power with tourists. It is helpful to “Mind the Gap”. While it is a everyday practicality in the UK, it seems as though there is a gap issue in the USA.
The gap that I am referring to has nothing to do with the subway but rather the “gap” between you and your goals. It is a space that many people do not want to acknowledge. The gap represents all of the undesirable aspects of the goal: the work, the discipline, the sacrifice and persistence. These are the bricks that form the path to the object of our desires. Unfortunately the easy road is so seductive that you forego logic and buy the false lottery promises. So you ignore the gap and sit on the couch to dream the impossible dream. The only reason that the dream is impossible is that you never take enough action to get there. All of that action happens in the gap.
Since the gap is a necessary part of eventual success, why not mind the gap or even better learn to love the gap! It’s the place where you will be spending most of your time. So why waste it by avoiding or hating it? Take it as the place where you find out who you really are. Anyone can sit on the thrown of triumph without effort. It takes a totally different mentality to wear a medal that was buried under a mountain of muck. So can you mind the gap? It is a difficult task but your up to it. Don’t get discouraged by the other people (even those who care about you) who are afraid of the gap and try to protect you from the gap. They are invested in their own comfort, not your goal. If you succeed, then they might have to mind the gap. So take the step! Start now because the gap isn’t going anywhere and right now, neither are you. Your goal is not magnetic, you need to go to it. Get in the gap!
Pete
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