Do you feel successful?

Do you feel successful?

Or are you waiting until you reach a certain goal at which point you will regard yourself as successful?

Success is not necessarily just about achieving certain goals. It’s not only feeling successful when you’ve got that new job, when you’ve achieved that promotion, when you have reached the top of the mountain.

If you only regard yourself as successful when that milestone has been achieved, you will spend most of your time feeling unsuccessful. 

When I was working as an FD in the Corporate World, I achieved quite a bit of ‘success’, progressing to a relatively senior level, gaining promotions, helping deliver good business performance. That said, I often didn’t feel successful. I often didn’t feel fulfilled. I was often looking & striving for the next achievement &

For me now, success is about enjoying & embracing the journey. It is about overcoming the obstacles & challenges that come our way. It is about moving past ‘failures’ and seeking out the learnings to move us towards our goal. It is about celebrating & appreciating the small wins, the progress being made.

It is about actually genuinely feeling successful & fulfilled on a regular basis. 

What is your definition of success?