Success is easy, if you can define what it means and live with your definition of that success. For some people its the trophy wife, trophy motorcars, massive bank accounts and two beautiful children. In life, you come to accept early on that if you're lucky you have 100 years of living to do. That could be a mixed blessing depending on the quality of your health. What you do in those years between birth and death, we equate with our lives. How you live it, is totally up to you, so long as you don't infringe on the freedoms of others. There are no guarantees in life, except that you will leave this Earth, one day. Why not learn what it takes to be successful, according to your definition of success?
I want to state for the record first and foremost, that I can't guarantee that you will be as successful as I am. I state this, because success, means different things to different people. For me, success, is having enough time to do what I want to do, whatever that something is. Success for me is having enough time to go where I want, when I want and return safely. Success for me is having the ability to buy whatever I need-notice, I said buy whatever I need.
What I want to share with others, is that how you define success, is a very personal experience that will require reflection, time and yes, effort on your part and the effort of others. All of these aforementioned items allow you to assert your definition of success. The quality of your health, lifestyle, cash flow or lack of cash flow, contribute to your willingness to accept your definition of success.
My success has been defined and I am comfortable with its definition. I accept "My" interpretation of success, which in my intimate relationship with it, I am able to enjoy life immensely. The question I have for my readers is, are you comfortable with your definition of success? You don't have to answer that right now, that would be careless to do so without some reflection. You can enlist your family, friends and associates to help you define your success, but only you can live it. I am here to help you find it within yourself, if you will allow me.
You see, my success is fabulous, according to me and for those that know me, they may or may not accept my definition of success, but it is still, success. I obtained success late in life, but by doing so, I now savor the early retirement and freedom that it has given me. Some of my friends resent me, for having so much time to do whatever I want and the financial means to do whatever I need to do. For those friends who resent the freedom I enjoy and the financial health that I have, they are free to engage me in meaningful conversation, so that they may better understand that I don't have a monopoly on success and it is their birthright to be successful too! What I would like to share with those friends who are striving to accomplish their definition of success, is that if you desire it, you should have it, but not at the expense of mistreating others.
"Resentment has no place on the path to success and those who engage in it, drain their ability to see the obstacles ahead." Curthom
