What is success?

Success is the accomplishment of a goal(s) that you’ve set before you. And success is what you make it. 

Now, there are mini goals in between those major goals.

Success is addictive too. Once you succeed in one avenue, you have a tendency to want to set more goals and achieve those too. For example, for a long period of time, I thought school wasn’t for me. But it was more about that no one sat me down to teach me how to be successful in school. So, I broke down every aspect of school into mini goals. And fast forward to year 2020, let’s just say, I’ve figured it out.

Also, people will become frustrated that they aren’t successful (by their own measurement) because they haven’t achieved a goal. If you aren’t setting achievable goals and actively striving for those goals; you will continue to be frustrated. Don’t get me wrong, some of those frustration are due because of unforeseen obstacles. But, if you want something bad enough, make sure to strive at it whatever cost to obtain the goals.

When I was going through my undergraduate studies, I didn’t know how to properly study. I essentially had to fail my way to the top. I think the saying, ‘fake it to you make it’ is true in some instances, meaning if you don’t know exactly what to do, try something (with style) until something works.

The problem that I see with folks is that there is no specific guideline to success. Think about it. For the majority of our life there is always someone who is going to tell us what to do, i.e., high school counselors, college academic advisors, boss at jobs, board of directors to the CEO, etc. But rarely is there options for someone to figure things out on their own.

Takeaways:

So, for me success is achieving your goals that you’ve set even when there is no set guideline.

~  Attorney Ronnie O’Brien Rice, Ph.D.

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