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I know that most of you have heard the saying that “Success is not for the chosen few, but for the few that choose!”

I recently came across a great story that illustrates this point extremely well. Now, I am a huge sports fan, but never really caught the college football bug. If I had, I may have related this story a bit earlier…

Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators had high hopes of not only being national champions, but also going undefeated for the first time in school history. This came to a crushing end when, in September while playing Ole Miss, the Gators found themselves down by 1 point with time running out. Tim drove his team to the 32 yard line with 55 seconds left to go. On 4th and 1 the team decided to go for the first down with a more sure shot at the game winning field goal. Ole Miss had other plans and took the win from Florida with a final score of 31-30…

Crushed, realizing that not only would they not achieve their undefeated season, but their hopes of being National Champions were in serious jeopardy..

Tim and the rest of the Florida Gators had a choice, buy in to the discouragement of defeat or to pick their heads up, dust themselves off and draw a line in the sand as to what they were to accomplish with the rest of their season. The following is the final moment of Tim Tebow’s press conference following the loss.

These were more than just words to Tim, they were exactly what the entire team was feeling and Tim as their leader was the voice of their vision. They knew that anything less that complete dominance in the remainder of the season would leave them out of the national championship.

Not only did they win all of the next 8 games, they won them each by 28 points or more! And now… The Florida Gators are National Champions!

I know many of us have been in a position when our hopes and dreams seem to never get that break that we need. But at the end of the day we still have a choice… are we going to let these moments take us off track from the greater, big picture prize? Or are we going to use these moments as opportunities to clarify our resolve and commitment to success?

At the end of the day, it is your choice.