Success Doesn't Have To Be Rocket Science

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