Success has been in my thoughts recently, so I thought I might share a few thoughts and quotes and see how they fit for you.
I invite you to take a deep breath—and another–and close your eyes. Breathe in the successes you have had in your life, for I am sure there are many. I realize you may not recognize them because of the meaning society puts on the word “success.”
“We walk away from our dreams, afraid that we may fail, or, worse yet, that we may succeed.”
Finding Forester–a great film. If you have not seen it, you may want to rent it.
“Success is liking who I am;
Liking what I do;
And liking how I do it.” Maya Angelou
I wonder what success is for you. For the Olympic contender it is doing better today than yesterday; doing personal best. For all of us it is doing our personal best and, yet, that is different for each of us. For the shy person it may be a smile to a stranger; for the clinically depressed it may be getting out of bed; for the CEO it may be the big contract.
Some say “Success is the quality of the Journey.” I say, take time to celebrate the successes of your day; write them in a journal or in your planner. What we focus on grows! So focus on and celebrate the project you finally began and the time you took for yourself and the letter you wrote to a friend and the e mail you answered—and —and — and ……. and I will celebrate the success of finally sharing these thoughts with you.
Enjoy each moment! Take a couple of deep breaths again and breathe in success and breathe out celebration!
