An Illustration of Commitment

Here's a good illustration about one-hundred percent commitment and success.

This comes to us through a seagull  looking for drink of  water and refreshment.  I encountered  him (or her) around the back of a building on a hot day last month seeking relief from the scorching heat. And the way it  went about is a perfect illustration of how  one-hundred percent commitment is the key to success in whatever you're trying to do.

This hot and thirsty bird could have been content to just peck at the shallow puddles on the asphalt below a leaking water tap. But instead traced the water back to is source  and put itself  right under the tap where he could drink the water as it came out of the tap and have a cooling shower at the same time.

You couldn't have been happier as the water flowed over its buddy and into its open beak until its thirst was quenched and it  flew away, refreshed and full of vitality. I'm sure this wouldn't have happened if it had been content just to peck half-heartedly at those shallow puddles full of sand and other debris from the building under demolition.

The to its success was willingness to  put everything it had into getting refreshed with that water just as the key to any project we start is the same one-hundred percent commitment to doing whatever it takes to succeed.

Not too bad an illustration for a speech or even some feature article. You might even be able to use something like this an an interest grabbing introduction to your speech  or presentation.

Just remember that such illustrations are all around you if you keep our eyes open for them and keep that camera or note book handy.