What Is Success?

What IS success? Why am I asking that question? Why do I beg you to ask it of yourselves? Is it that important? As many of us have learned during the horror of the Covid19 pandemic, it truly is. It is part of our human nature to strive. To want more of what pleases us. And we will never find any satisfaction in achievement, if it’s something we haven’t clearly defined as what we want. Believe me. First of all - if you are someone, like me, who always thought that whatever they did was not really that significant, or just not good enough, you need to identify what success is to you, so you’ll know it when you get it. Secondly, because too many of us strive too hard for someone else’s goals. True for you? You’ll know, if you use the word ‘should’ a lot. Should is always someone else’s agenda. Thirdly, because once you’ve got it, you might not want it – unless you’ve really thought it through. Be careful what you wish for. Fourthly, and this is weird – perhaps you actually already have it, and you haven’t realised it. Perhaps you have been beating yourself up for Not being a Success. And all the time you were.