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The word success does have many definitions, be it from a business, spiritual, societal or any other stand point. My favorite goes something like this:
Success is waking up every morning, whoever you are, however old or young, and bounding out of bed because there's something out there that you love to do. Something you're good at. And you can wait to get at it again today.
In this post, success is defined thus:
Success is not all about being in the right place at the right time, rather being at the right place enough times.
For me, success is deep. personal fulfillment in the process of or upon realization of specific set objectives. It is not an end in itself. One should feel good be it half-way of at any stage before completion. This will in most cases be possible if continuous inventory is being taken.
That way, success will not be an end in itself. Neither is it a process. It keeps happening as a necessary part of a process towards fulfillment.
John Mayer in his song 'In Repair' talks about being "not together but heading there."
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Methinks we often limit ourselves and so deny ourselves the joy of acknowledging and appreciating progress and achievement when we:
- only feel successful upon completion, and not before or anywhere near finishing, of specific tasks.
- compare ourselves overtly with others, and thus neglect to acknowledge achievement that are commensurate with our individual circumstances.
- peg success and achievement on the basis of predefined metrics, thanks to what has been done before. Think in terms of breaking records and super-ceding others.
At the end of every single day, I look back and ask myself if I have progressed in some small way. If I have made something better, not just for me but for others as well.
Such small positive differences are in my opinion what the following words were predicated on.
In sum, do you enjoy the journey or derive your greatest satisfaction and sense of fulfillment upon reaching your destination?
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