Really, How Do You Define Success? Do you see yourself as being the successful individual that you are today?
Viewing yourself as a success is extremely important in order to reach your full potential in all areas of life.  You many notice that lots of wonderful advice and information is available which has to do with “how to become successful” in numerous areas of our lives – for example, how to become financially successful, or how to become successful with relationships, etc.  While learning about these ideas can certainly be helpful and insightful, it is equally important to recognize that success has much to do with an individual’s definition of it and an individual’s journey; it’s not simply a destination that we arrive at or something that we become.  True “success” involves enjoying your journey, day by day.  You are a success in your life today, and how you choose to view yourself and how you spend your time in this moment has everything to do with your being a successful person in the present as well as in the future.

I have outlined 3 areas here in this article to help to remind you to view yourself as a success, by focusing on and appreciating your individuality and the accomplishments that are a part of your life right now.  Doing so can help you to stay motivated to continue on your path of reaching your potential as the successful person that you are!

1) Appreciate Your Individuality

You are totally unique.  Individuality is the only thing that sets us apart from everyone else, in all careers and in all areas of life.  Personally speaking, after working as an actor and a writer for over 7 years here in Hollywood, California, the absolute most important lesson that I have learned about being successful is to embrace my individuality and be true to myself.  (No one – regardless of how good of an actor he or she is – can be a better version of me than me!)

No matter what field you work in, it is crucial to remember that there is only one of you out there!  No one possesses the same gifts, the same visions and the same dreams as you do.  Having the courage to simply be who you are, be true to yourself and to pursue your passions and dreams is a massive success in itself.  Celebrate these successes, and appreciate the awesome qualities that make you – you!

By recognizing and appreciating your individuality, you will build your self confidence.  If you are confident in who you are and in your dreams, anything is possible.

2) Be Grateful for What You Have

Your success has everything to do with how you personally define it according to your standards, not someone else’s.  In conjunction with embracing individuality and viewing yourself as a success, it’s also important to remember to try to not measure or compare your own success according to other people’s lives.  Now this can obviously be challenging, especially when you may see other people achieving certain successes in careers or relationships that you would also like to achieve.

Yet, again, there is only one of you.  It is not necessary for you to compare your success to anyone else’s.   What you have to offer our world is uniquely yours.

Rather than wasting precious time and energy focusing on what other people are achieving or what they have and what you do not currently have, shift your focus onto what you are currently achieving in your life and appreciate all of the blessings that you have.  (There is so much to be thankful for!)

Aim to be grateful for all successes in your life – big and small.  Be grateful for simply having the opportunity to strive to be the best version of yourself that you can be, and understand how much of a positive impact you can make (and are currently making!) on the world.  The work of motivational writer and speaker Dr. Wayne Dyer often explores the topic of gratitude, and Dr. Dyer sums this idea up beautifully:

“Be in a state of gratitude for everything that shows up in your life. Be thankful for the storms as well as the smooth sailing. What is the lesson or gift in what you are experiencing right now? Find your joy not in what’s missing in your life but in how you can serve.”  – Dr. Wayne Dyer.

3) Be Good To Yourself

Finally, remind yourself that you’re doing a great job!  Life comes with many “ups” and “downs” and some days are harder than others.  In order to make it through the roller coaster of life, aim to treat yourself in the same manner as you would treat a friend.

Check in with yourself and encourage yourself to keep moving in the direction of your dreams.  If you are going through a tough time today, for example, don’t make things more difficult by being hard on yourself.  Take everything one step at a time and treat yourself with kindness.

We are all a work in progress, and it’s important to strive to be the best that each one of us can be. 
But in the meantime, recognize that if you are doing the best that you can do every single day, then you’re already extremely successful!

Let us know: How Do You Define Success?

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“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it” – Jordan Belfort

Haven’t you asked yourself many times over and over again what it is that you don’t have in comparison to the successful people in life? Why are you falling short of success? What separates them from you? Is it their work ethic or their circumstances that made them successful? Or maybe they were just lucky…they were in the right place at the right time. But then again, how does one know where to be at when it is the right time? No offence, but if you’ve ever asked yourself questions like these then no wonder why you aren’t successful. Questions like these have one thing in common: they’re always about external factors and never about oneself. You’re asking yourself the wrong questions and you’re avoiding the actual problem on why you fall short to achieve success.

Below are the 3 reasons why you may be falling short of success and how you can fix it

1. You’re thinking short term.

You’re probably thinking: ‘’no, I’m not thinking short term. I want to achieve my goals within 10 years.’’ However, this is exactly what short-term thinking is. You want to achieve success within a certain period. But what happens when you don’t achieve your goals within a certain period? Does that mean you have failed? It will certainly feel like it, but it doesn’t have to mean you actually failed. It could also mean that you just simply need more time to accomplish your goals. But when you’ve put a deadline for yourself to accomplish your goals, you won’t think about any other reasons other than the one that you’ve failed.

Solution: Create a vision for yourself. Having a vision gives you a sense of purpose and direction. You’ll cope much better with short term failures, since you know what the bigger picture looks like. Furthermore, it will also give you a sense of calmness, because you’ll realize that achieving something big doesn’t happen overnight and you’re completely fine with it. Remember: your dream doesn’t have an expiration date.

2. You’re avoiding responsibility.

Not taking responsibility is one of the worst things you can ever do, because if you’re not taking responsibility for your actions in your life, then how can you expect to ever move towards your goals? If you’ve never reviewed your actions then how can you find out what you’re doing right and in which areas you should improve? You’re the only one that’s getting negatively affected by making excuses for yourself or by your procrastination. Avoiding your responsibilities is a sign of immaturity; it’s a sign that you aren’t ready to begin with your journey to success. Basically, you’re saying that you want to be successful, but your actions show differently.

Solution: Find a reason why you should take your responsibility. A great way to do this is to put ‘positive pressure’ on yourself.  Let’s say for example, that you want to make your parents proud and want to give them a better life, so you tell them you are going to make sure that they will have anything that they want, when you become successful. When you fail to live up to your word you’re not only letting yourself down, but also your parents. Letting someone else down is a much worse feeling than only yourself. Believe me, you want to avoid this feeling at all cost, because you don’t want to make promises you can’t keep and especially towards people you care about in your life. This additional, but crucial motivation should drive you to go relentlessly after what you want in life with no more excuses!

3. Your ‘Why’ isn’t strong enough

Do you really want to be successful or do you just ‘kinda’ want it? Your ‘Why’ should motivate you and inspire you to do the same thing over and over again with the same excitement each time. Don’t expect to achieve success when you’re only going half in. Your desire to succeed should be much stronger than your fears to fail. If your ‘Why’ isn’t strong enough then you’ll most likely fail. Because when your foundation isn’t build right then every struggle you’ll endure during your road to success will make you doubt yourself and you’ll think every time about giving up whenever you’re facing an obstacle.

Solution:

“When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful”. – Eric Thomas

ET really hits the nail on the head with his famous expression. If you really want to succeed in whatever you’re doing, then you should talk, breath and dream about success. You need to find out what your deepest desires are; why do you feel like you deserve to achieve success? Why you?! Delve deep into your desires and find out what it is that drives you. When you find those ‘core’ reasons, write them down. Reaffirm yourself every day of these reasons about why you want to be successful, until it’s ‘stuck’ in your head just like the alphabet! You need to internally set yourself up for success before you expect success on the outside and reaffirming yourself on a daily basis of your ‘Why’ is the best way to do that.

I hope that you realize by now, that you need to stop with questioning yourself and blaming external factors for not having achieved the success you seek. You can accomplish big things in your life. However in order to do so, you first need to have the right ‘foundation’ on which your success will be built!

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