How To See Yourself The Right Way

That may be all well and good, but to me and others alike, that is the clinical version of what the word means. Let me give you an example. I really dislike it when people point to someone and say, "There goes Jonathan. He's very successful." That's a load of crap. Jonathan's success isn't measured by Social Home Jobs what he has, but what he did to get there. His path, his journey of who he is, or what he did, is his success. How many people did Jonathan help along the way? What did he do to "give back?" What kind of struggle, and how much pain did he endure, to get where he is today?What lessons did he learn, or teach, on this journey of being successful? People miss that entirely, or they just don't get it because they are unaware of the path you must take to be successful. Listen to me very carefully here; you cannot, ever, ever get to the prize without first going through the struggle. Sound familiar?

I wanted to take this a step further, and have it clearly defined as to what people's reference point is in their mind, and what success means to them. So, I went on a quest and literally would walk up to people in bookstores, malls and other public venues. With notepad in hand, I told them I was writing a book, and could I ask them a question. Of course, people are inquisitive by nature, and they asked me what the book was about, so I told them.I asked hundreds of people the exact same question. "What is your definition of success?" I wanted them to give me their interpretation of what success meant, and looked like, to them. I was amazed at their answers. I went into this with an open mind, but I was expecting a different answer, from the ones I received. However, I did manage to ask some choice members of academia, the same question. To my surprise, the answers from the propeller heads, was no different from the answers that I received from John Q. Public, oddly enough.