Laying the track or driving the train?

Are you driving the train or laying the track?


I bet you said or at least wanted to say, "Driving the train." It sounds more exciting, powerful and in control. Trains are powerful, awe-inspiring machines. Driving one might be pretty exciting except that driving a train is not like driving a car. With trains, it is the track that determines the destination. So the planners that determined where the track should go and the workers who put it in place and maintain it really hold the position of power.

If you want to compare your life or business to a train, it is best you think of yourself as the person laying the track. The speed of the train is preset because life will move on at the speed of time with or without you. Your train's direction and destination is up to you.