In 2015 the English 8-man rowing team was training for the 2016 Rio Olympic games. You see the English rowing team had qualified dead last. Nobody had any high hopes for the team and neither did the team as well. The coach knew this and set out to change the attitude of the team. He called a meeting with the team and laid out a simple rule. He told the team, everything we do for the next 8 months, we will ask ourselves one question, "Will it make the boat go faster".

Let's go to the pub after practice, "Will it make the boat go faster"

Let's go get some ice cream, "Will it make the boat go faster"

There's a huge party this weekend, "Will it make the boat go faster"

Let's hit practice at 5am instead of 6am, "Will it make the boat go faster"

These men decided to put everything off over the next 8 months that would not make the boat go faster. They searched out ways to manufacture their own resilience and suffering. They did this because they knew this would make the boat go faster. They won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics.

When you go throughout your day are you making decisions based on "Will it make the boat go faster"? Each of us has our own boat and this boat carries a lot of passengers. These passengers are depending on us to ask the question "will it make the boat go faster".

We need to train our mind, body and soul to think along these lines. We must find a way to create our tenacity and resilience. It's hard and it is hard work, but this attitude and mindset leads us to a place where we can grow and become a better version of ourselves. It allows us to look in the mirror and say I know you and I am proud of who you are and the person you are becoming. So ask yourself, "Will it make the boat go faster"