Swim Upstream

Only dead fish swim with the current. Every year, Rika and I watch the salmon swimming upstream at various rivers. We walk down to Hoy Creek and stand on the bridge to see them. We enjoy watching them leap and struggle and fight their way upstream. Their persistence, resilience, and strength are very motivating to watch.

Too many people like to run with the herd. Like the buffalo, whose eyes are on the sides of their heads, people look at what the mob does and follows it over the cliff. Winners look ahead. They are goal-oriented and determined to reach their objectives. When the crowd runs east, winners run west. The salmon swim hundreds of miles upstream against rugged rapids, preyed upon by hungry eagles and bears. They don’t stop until they die. The Fraser River is perhaps best knows as North America's greatest salmon river. We live 25 minutes away from this mighty river and in August, you can see the salmon on their way upstream.

Let’s get excited about our goals and be prepared, like the salmon, to pay the price for the achievement of our goals.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com