What is DRIVEN?

By Dave Tate

I’m not sure I can put into words what DRIVEN really means to me, but know I can tell you what it doesn’t mean.

It doesn’t mean being scared to take your God given ability to its greatest potential.

How many “genetic freaks” do you know who jump out of nowhere to dominate their craft, only to change directions as soon as adversity hits? This doesn’t happen because they never had to work hard to get to the top…it’s because they were never really DRIVEN to get their in the first place.

It doesn’t mean being motivated – or having a motive.

Motive is a goal or objective, but also doesn’t express movement. Hence, drive is also an expression of motivation. DRIVEN is an expression of ACTION.

It isn’t settling for stagnation or lack of progress.

It is fighting your way for ANY movement, be it forward, backward or sideways.

It isn’t being average.

Everyone has dreams, goals, and desires they wish would come true. Those who are DRIVEN don’t w-i-s-h for anything, they w-o-r-k because their fear of being average
drives them to push when others stop.

It isn’t ok if you let yourself down.

If you’re DRIVEN it’s not ok when you fail or don’t reach your objective. While you know you can’t win them all – if you are DRIVEN, really DRIVEN – if you end up flat on your back, it won’t be a failure because you know you gave EVERYTHING and have absolutely nothing left and WILL get back up and fight harder next time.

It isn’t settling for the “everything happens for a reason.”

When you are DRIVEN, you don’t fall for this mindset. You do what you need to do and move on. You don’t get caught up in the pillars of life that are constantly trying to knock you down. These pillars WILL come and they WILL hit and you WON’T know why. This is life and has nothing to do with how DRIVEN you are.

It isn’t being a badass that walks around saying they fear nothing.

If you’re DRIVEN, you know exactly what you fear…and THIS is what drives you.

Drive is talking about what you are going to do, maybe even writing it down.

DRIVEN is actually DOING IT.