{"id":2680,"date":"2014-10-02T11:04:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T16:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/?p=2680"},"modified":"2014-10-02T11:04:37","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T16:04:37","slug":"defining-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/2014\/10\/02\/defining-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Defining Success is Defining Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I was asked about my definition of success.<br \/>\nI\u2019ll be honest, it caught me off guard. Not because of who or how it was asked, but because I\u2019d never really thought about it. <em>What is success?<\/em><br \/>\nAt 29, I\u2019m just now getting the hang of being an adult. I have a stable job, an awesome husband, a decent house, and my clothes are (for the most part) folded and put away. Any adulting beyond that is still a mystery. So, really, what do I know about success?<br \/>\nMaya Angelou said that, &#8220;Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.\u201d That seems like a pretty decent definition, however vague. I mean, I\u2019m all those things, but does that mean I\u2019m successful?<br \/>\nIs it having a pile of money? Maybe owning a giant house on a hill? Or having the ability to travel whenever and to wherever I want? Wait, no. I just described Scrooge McDuck. No one really wants to be Scrooge McDuck.<br \/>\nFinally,\u00a0I decided to get out my handy camera ask our team. Maybe someone could give me a glimpse into what success really means. And, you know what? Their answers told me nothing about the definition of success \u2013 but a whole heck of a lot about the nature of success. Check it out.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nSee, I learned that there are an infinite number of definitions and an infinite number of ways to achieve success. Some may be simple. Others many be ambitious. But each definition of success is unique.<br \/>\nSo what <em>do<\/em> I know about success?<br \/>\n<strong>Success is personal.<\/strong> While there may be common themes \u2013 financial and physical safety, love and connection, creating a legacy \u2013 your success is not my success. And that\u2019s great! Because your definition of success is a definition of self. Your values, interests, and experiences are all factors that influence this definition. It\u2019s as unique to you as your fingerprint.<br \/>\n<strong>Success needs goals.<\/strong> If success is the what, then goals are the how. When you define success, you choose your destination. But when you set goals, you choose the route by which you get there. Each goal is an opportunity. Succeed or fail? Take the easier route or the more rewarding one? Stay the course or choose a new destination? They\u2019re little destinations in a larger journey.<br \/>\n<strong>Success needs failure.<\/strong> Like yin and yang, success and failure are two sides of the same coin. Failures can be catalysts for achievement or obstacles that help reshape your definition. Yeah, they can hurt like hell. But the easy path is rarely the most rewarding.<br \/>\n<strong>Success is evolving.<\/strong> As failures and achievements collect, your definition of success will shift.\u00a0 If you\u2019d have asked me at 19 what success is, I would have said it\u2019s living to 30. At 29, perspective and progress have significantly changed my views.<br \/>\nNow that you\u2019ve learned about our definitions of success, what\u2019s yours?<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Jill of All Trades\" src=\"http:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Aimee1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/em><br \/>\n<em>While trying to define success, Aimee ended up learning a lot about the nature of success (with the help of her teammates)\u00a0in her first video lesson.\u00a0So now it&#8217;s your turn; what do you consider success?\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Like what\u00a0Aimee has to say? Comment below or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:abrock@etereman.com\">e<\/a><a href=\"mailto:abrock@etereman.com\">mail <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">her directly<\/span><\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I was asked about my definition of success. I\u2019ll be honest, it caught me off guard. Not because of who or how it was asked, but because I\u2019d never really thought about it. What is success? At 29, I\u2019m just now getting the hang of being an adult. 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