Someone once asked me how you know when you are successful if you are constantly working towards success. I told him that success leaves clues, and even while you’re on course, there are guides to keep you on track. Did you know that success leaves clues? And if you don’t know you have to recognize the clues, and get into the “draft” so that it is not so difficult for you to achieve it.

Junior Johnson was one of the early founders of NASCAR racing to invent drafting. He found that every time he got right behind another car, he could go faster. He suspected that the front car reduced the wind resistance of the rear car by “creating a draft”. His technique helped him win the 1960 Daytona 500, even though his car was significantly slower than other stock cars on the track. When they interviewed him about his driving, he told them about his technique.

Soon, other drivers began to imitate Johnson’s technique, and drafting was born. NASCAR racing went from being a combination of luck and power to a strategic and technologically intense sport.

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Basically, the front car creates an area of ​​low pressure, an air stream, which essentially acts like a vacuum cleaner and pushes the rear car forward. The combined pair of cars can go up to 5 mph faster than either car driving alone. Add more cars to the line and the effects double or triple.

In order to draft, you need to know and trust the handling of your car. And if you want to change your position in the car lineup, you have to be strategic. Scientists have shown that when you draw, you exert 30 percent less effort than the person you’re following.

The same is true for being successful.

If what you are striving to achieve has never been done before, you will suffer pain, fear, and struggle to achieve your goal. Imagine the person who made the first cell phone or the first television.

But if you know you’re following someone else leading the way and creating the draft for you, it’ll be a lot easier. And if you want to be better, you must first know and trust yourself, and with this knowledge you can make wise and strategic decisions that will not only affect you, but others you connect with.

How to Find Your Success Eraser

For anything you do or want to accomplish, simply find two people who are very successful at what you are doing or would like to do, then set about learning as much as you can about them and how they got to where they are. Just get into your draft, and that alone will exert 30 percent less emotional effort and struggle to reach your goals.

Of course, we all strive to be pioneers and love to be at the forefront by leading the way, and you will have every opportunity to do so on your journey mentoring someone or hiring an intern. When you teach someone else, it’s an amazing way to jumpstart your learning curve and rekindle your passion and purpose in life.

By the time you achieve your goal, you will not only be successful, but you will also have helped others who followed on your draft.

Today, NASCAR has redefined the shape of the cars to make them aerodynamic and reduce accidents that occur on the race track, but still maintain the design. Find those clues that success leaves behind and dive into that draft, that will only take away the stress and worry of how it can be done because the path has been opened before you.

Remember that success leaves clues: look for the eraser that others left behind to give you inspiration, courage and strength to achieve your goals. In fact, seeing what others have done gives you a positive anticipation of what you will accomplish.

This is your life, make the most of it, start working with the power of the draft without ever giving up, being consistent and finishing strong. You’ll be glad you did.

I hope to connect with you soon