We all have a fast car in us if we stay committed to the gas pedal

​Ten years ago, country music singer Luke Combs auditioned for a spot on the television show The Voice. The show rejected him; they told him he wasn't interesting enough for television.

A few weeks ago, not even a decade later, country music singer Luke Combs was center stage at the Grammy Awards. He was singing a duet with music icon Tracy Chapman. Together they sung the song Fast Car, a song Chapman had written and made famous 35 years ago.

Ten years ago Combs was rejected. A few weeks ago he was a co-star in one of the most culturally relevant music moments we've experienced in some time.

I find it interesting that one of the main themes of Chapman's song is simply making the decision to go. Making the decision to leave behind haunting memories and circumstances and go make something of life.

Chapman originally wrote the song to narrate the story of a working class woman trying to break free from the cycle of poverty. When Combs brought the song back to life last year, I have to believe he also was reflecting on a journey of breaking free.

As I watched them sing this song together again this morning, it occurred to me that even the fastest cars start out slow. For any car to reach its top speed, we have to stay committed to pressing that car's gas pedal.

Getting where we long to go. Getting where we were created to go. That road isn't always easy. The trick is to know that, to know the challenges are coming. Know the rejections are coming. Know it and stay committed to the gas pedal anyway.

The whole world may believe you're not interesting enough to be on television. But when you believe you're headed to one of the most interesting television moments in music award history, who the hell cares what the world thinks.

You have a fast car in you.

We all do.

The key is to keep pressing that gas pedal long enough to find out just how fast you can go.