There's no doubt our ability to imagine something is seed of inspiration; though success needs much more than imagination to bear fruit. If it was that simple, we'd all be living a life of abundance and fulfillment.

OK, so it's not imagination. What about work? If we take an idea and work with it, could that be answer? Well, it does take lots of work to get there; better roll up your sleeves!

Thomas Alva Edison, great inventor, said it best: "Most people don't recognize opportunity when it comes, because it's usually dressed in overalls and looks a lot like work." However, work isn't main ingredient. You're getting warm but still not there!

The secret ingredient, even more famous than Colonel Sanders' recipe, is attitude! The attitude you have toward your work is what provides first step on your journey to success! Of course, previous lines beg for this question: What kind of attitude should you have toward achieving your dreams; involvement or commitment?

Believe me, there's a big difference between involvement and commitment. Like night and day! I can't remember where I first heard it put this way:

When you sit down to a ham and egg breakfast, consider chicken involved; there's no question pig's committed!

The reason for last couple of paragraphs is to make you aware of a modern illness connected with many forms of work; clock watcher mentality.

You wake up dreading another day at work. You clock in/out at a certain time. Do best you can during your time there and then it's finite, done! Crank up car for drive home!

An early morning journey from Harrow to Chatteris took just over an hour and we arrived at North London Parachute Centre right on schedule. I went to registration trailer and signed up. Half an hour later, we had some training and watched a video that showed experience. Noticing that I wasn't only "first timer" there washed away some nerves. It was a calm anticipation.

It was my turn. I put on straps and looked like a real skydiver for first time in my life, although I felt pain of straps tied so hard in most awkward of places. As I met my photographer and instructor, we entered plane and filed in. We sat toboggan style in two rows, facing back of plane. I was on side of door and a few people back from it. We all got in and plane began its taxi along runway. We lined up and took off. That was a powerful plane. I love taking off and I had never experienced one like this. I could see ground going away and down through open door. That was great. As we reached about 10,000 feet or so, instructor began to hook up to me and run through first of 3 safety checks. My mind was still on what was happening at moment, no time to think about anything else. We finished with prep work and went up on our knees.