| Success isn't rocket science. | | | | Er, no. |
| Unless you want to be a rocket scientist. | | | | As it happens, it's a nice bonus, something to look |
| That's an old joke, and not particularly funny, but I | | | | back on with pride, but to him, the success was his |
| like to keep using it, because it's a point which is a | | | | own personal realisation of his goal to go into space. |
| constant. | | | | Due to the tragedies in the Shuttle Progamme, he |
| That means it was true in the past, will be true in the | | | | had to wait 14 years to get his flight. |
| future, and really importantly, is true now! | | | | That's a long time, it's a lot of commitment, a big |
| In order to achieve success, you will need to put in | | | | portion of his life. |
| effort, but in all likelihood it will be the effort that | | | | So in December when he completed the mission, he |
| someone else has put in before you, meaning you | | | | could definitely call it a success. |
| can copy and learn from their efforts, which makes | | | | Can you see the point I'm making? |
| life even easier for you! | | | | You don't have to be the first from your country to |
| What I'd like to do is to take that gag from above | | | | do something in order to be a success, even though |
| and use it to prove the point. | | | | Fuglesang is. |
| In December 2006, the Discovery Space Shuttle | | | | You don't have to be a rocket scientist to be a |
| went up on a mission to the International Space | | | | success, even though Fuglesang is. |
| Station. | | | | What you do have to do though, is define your goal, |
| On board Discovery was a Swedish astronaut, | | | | be prepared to put in as much effort as required, |
| Christer Fuglesang, and it's him I want to focus on. | | | | and keep going. |
| He is the first astronaut from Sweden. | | | | That's something you can and *must* learn from our |
| No matter how many other people from his country | | | | Swedish friend Christer, and then success will be |
| go into space, he will always be the first. | | | | yours! |
| Is that his definition of success? | | | | |