How would you define success?
Does success come after gaining a particular title, level of education, entrance into a certain tax bracket, or having a certain number of staff people underneath you?
Or perhaps does success rest on a certain number of followers, a certified social media profile, or a viral number of views, likes, or plays?
How you define success points to the success metric you are aiming for.
You can easily aim for the wrong targets -- and worse yet, hit them. So what happens when you finally get the extra letters behind your name, the big raise, or the opportunity to supervise the entire team? Will that be the moment when success is achieved?
Actor, comedian, and entertainer Jim Carrey went from rags to riches and had this to say about success, "I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it's not the answer."
Between the lines of Jim Carrey's words, I read a giant, "now what."
If you're aiming at the wrong definition of success, you will undoubtedly discover disappointment when you hit it.
What if success were less about how elevated you become in the eyes of others and more about how high you elevate or value those around you?
What if success is found in boosting others, helping them grow, achieve, and realize their dreams? What if success came from the relentless pursuit of adding value to everyone you meet and letting that be the legacy by which they remember you?
If value is your success metric, you can DAILY achieve success by adding value to others.
Make value the goal you are aiming for rather than success.
For your growth,
Bill
Why you should choose value over success 🎯
