What’s Your Measure Of Success?

It’s amazing how many of us do it without a second thought.
What am I talking about?
The way we charge headfirst into a career path without actually taking the time to consider what ‘Success’, when following that path, would look like for us.
You see, ‘Success’ is one of the words that people are very happy to bandy around. It’s used so often that you’d think we’d all got together and agreed on its meaning.
The truth is, we haven’t.
If you asked 10 different people to go into Tesco and pick up some ‘Success’, they’d all come back with different things.

You see, ‘Success’ is one of the words that people are very happy to bandy around. It’s used so often that you’d think we’d all got together and agreed on its meaning.
The truth is, we haven’t.
If you asked 10 different people to go into Tesco and pick up some ‘Success’, they’d all come back with different things.
The truth is, the only person who can define your success is you.
AND it doesn’t really matter what you define it as, as long as you define it. Otherwise you’re going to find yourself going on a long difficult journey with no real idea about your destination. And if you don’t know where you’re going, how on earth are you going to know when you get there?

So, what’s success for you?

  • Is it having a powerful job?
  • A lot of people might see this as ‘Success’, yet some wouldn’t.
  • Maybe you’re thinking about having a lot of money in the bank.
  • Is this what floats your boat? Although I can also think of rich, unsuccessful people.
  • Is it about conspicuously consuming stuff?
  • Is that what gets you out of bed in the morning?
  • Are we talking about Lamborghinis and the like?
  • Maybe your view of success is to mirror the example set by someone you love?
  • A noble idea, but is it right for you?
  • Perhaps you see success as having a stable family life.
  • This isn’t as low a bar to achieve as it may seem.

I’m not going to tell you which version of success you should claim as yours – maybe it should be your own special blend of a few of these things. But, what I will say is that you need to think about what motivates you. This may change over time. Being self-aware is the best way to ensure you’re heading in the right direction.
Do you know where you’re going?
Would you know if you’d arrived?

If you’d like to discuss Success, why not get in touch?
All of this stuff is outlined in my book, We NEED to talk about Success, which is out soon.

Murph