What is success?

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What is success? Is your definition of success a fatal mistake? Is your notion of success a fatal error? For some, success is defined by the amount of money in their paycheck. For others, it’s the title on their business card. Still others define success in terms of the honors and awards they have received. Some people use their salary as a measure of success. For others, success is the title on their business card. Others might define it based on praise and rewards. But the problem with the way people define success these days is that when they’re forced to change it, they can’t. Look at the businessmen who have committed suicide because they have lost their fortunes. Consider the workers who are fired and then go back to work, armed with a gun. For many people, the issue is that it’s impossible for them to change their definition of success. Look at those businessmen who committed suicide because of financial losses, and think about the employees who brought a gun to the company after being fired. In extreme cases, sure. Not everyone thinks about killing themselves or others when their livelihood is threatened. But it does suggest that perhaps we need to reconsider our own definition of success. Of course, these are all extreme examples. Not everyone commits suicide or murder when their livelihood is threatened. But this does show that perhaps we need to redefine success. Start by completing this definition: “Success to me is....” First, finish this sentence: “Success for me is......” After completing it, review it and determine whether you are on the path to achieving that success. If you were to lose your job or money tomorrow, would your definition of success still hold true? Or would you consider yourself a failure? Once you have completed the sentence, think again about whether you are on the right track to achieving such success. If you lost your job or money tomorrow, would your definition of success still hold? Do you consider yourself a failure? I remember a job where I worked long, stressful hours and often toiled for a boss whose moods changed like a crazy roller coaster. It created a tense situation, to say the least. One day I was talking to a coworker and the exhaustion was overwhelming; I felt so dissatisfied, frustrated, and even angry. Then it hit me: If I died that day, I didn’t want the only thing on my tombstone to be “Always met her deadlines.” I used to work in a stressful job for a long time, with a boss whose unpredictable moods were exhausting and contributed to a tense atmosphere. One day, while talking with colleagues, I felt exhausted. I feel extremely dissatisfied, frustrated, and even angry. Suddenly, an idea came to mind: if I died that day, I wouldn’t want my epitaph to be just one sentence: “Always completed tasks on time.” ” Ugh, I remember thinking that I wanted my life to mean more than that. It wasn’t until months later that I started making some real changes in my life – changes that, I know, helped me to better balance my life and dedicate time and effort to things other than just my work. Uhh, I thought to myself that I wanted my life to have more meaning. A few months later, I began to make some practical changes in my life to help me achieve a better balance, rather than spending all my time and energy on work. Right now, times are tough and some of us are beginning to panic. But I think it’s a golden opportunity to really think about what is important in your life, and weed out the things that don’t really matter. With the current economic downturn, some people are starting to feel panicked. But I think this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you to seriously consider what is important in your life and get rid of the things that are not essential. It is you who must define what success means to you. One thing I know for sure: you are more than just a job title; you are worth more than the amount listed on your paycheck, and you are more than just an award to hang on your wall. Is the goal you have in mind worth the path you need to take to achieve it? Only you can answer that question. It is only you who can define success for yourself. One thing is clear to me: you are not just a title, not just a number on a paystub, nor just an award hanging on the wall. Do you really have to take such a path to reach the destination in your heart? Only you can answer that. This post was last edited by hanshan on 2009-2-18 09:29]