I just wanna be successful.
February 3, 2010
I was thinking about my current job, how I got to this point, and what I need to do next. It occurred to me that people place different values on their versions of success, and I tried to figure out what I now consider a measure of my own. It's true I'm not exactly where I once thought I would be at this age, but I realized through the different stages, phases, and episodes of my life, I've done quite a few things I never knew I could or would. Then I got to thinking how just like changing majors in college, I've had to adjust for some adjustments around me and find a whole different direction.
Okay, for those I've lost and will lose soon, let me ask you what does success look like? Take a person who makes large commissions off customers in sales, and is miserable in his/her job, but makes six figures and can afford a big pretty home with all the accessories and amenities. Then take another person who is a school teacher, living her life-long dream of teaching our youth and making a difference, is blissfully happy in her job, but only makes a fraction of that, and would have to take on a second job to get the home of her dreams. Who's really the success? Again, what does it take? And who decides?
I once dreamed of making six figures on one job, having a pretty home with a 2-car garage, a big back yard, 3 kids, a dog, and a loving husband. Well, I've done all but one of the above, and at least 3 of those I can and will do again. So, to answer my own question, success for me is doing what I want to do, having what I want to have, and being happy doing it. What does yours look like?
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