When we have decided which boulder we’re going to put our shoulder to, the next question is whether or not we’re able to shift it on our own.
The size of the boulder is directly proportional to the size of our ambition. The bigger our goal, the bigger the rock.
Our ability to move the rock is inversely proportional to the size of the boulder. The bigger the rock, the hard it is to shift.
That means if our ambitions are lofty, we cannot hope to move the boulder without other people putting their shoulders to it alongside us. We can’t be proud, we can’t be shy, we can’t be ashamed to say that we need help to achieve our goals.
If the rock looming over us is the one we really want to push, other people’s shoulders are the most important part of our efforts.