We meet all kinds of people as we go through our lives. Some of them share common traits with us and others are very different. We all define success in unique ways and accomplish many different things as we navigate forward. Sometimes if we meet new people who have achieved great and impressive goals we may feel our lives are small in comparison. We may look at ourselves compared to them and believe we haven’t done enough or our contributions are in some way less valuable. None of us will have identical experiences and we all move in different ways on the roads we have chosen. When we see the success others have achieved we may think our successes aren’t as important or are somehow beneath them. It’s easy to believe we haven’t done enough when we compare ourselves to others we admire but every achievement no matter how small has value. Every single step we take forward is an important success. If we’re on the road we want to be on and headed in the direction we want to go we are successful. The world’s ideas of success mean nothing. We define our personal success by the standards we set for ourselves. Maybe we haven’t published a book, run a marathon, or built a corporation. But if what we’ve done has brought us satisfaction and happiness, we are successful. Nothing can compare to the joy we find when we accomplish something we truly desire, no matter if others notice or not. We are defined by our own standards. Our lives are valuable and important and our contributions count. Everything we do makes an impact and we are an integral part of the world around us.
Fame and fortune are big and spectacular. We see it splashed across headlines, the covers of magazines and those who enjoy it get a lot of attention. If we get caught up in what others think we should achieve and aren’t on those roads, we may believe we are failures. If we haven’t earned a lot of money, or done anything sensational and noteworthy to those around us, we might think our lives are inconsequential and meaningless. But every life has value. Every one of us plays a role in the history of the world. Every decision we make brings a result that affects the situation around us. We fill an emptiness the world would experience without us.
We define our lives and design them in ways that bring us happiness and satisfaction. What we value may not be what others find important. Our goals are unique to what we want to accomplish. We need not define our personal success by the parameters the world sets. Our happiness is achieved when we do what is most important to us and takes us where we want to go. The world belongs to us and we may define it according to our unique standards and desires.
Today if you’ve been comparing yourself to the successes of those around you and feel you haven’t accomplished enough, remember your life is yours to define. You decide what your personal success looks like. You are important and the world needs your influence. Be yourself and be confident. You have so much to offer and we’re all lucky you’re here.
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