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Redefining Success

Published: April 5, 2023, 4 a.m.

If at first you don\u2019t succeed, redefine success. \u2013 George Carlin

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Today\u2019s \u201cWould you rather\u201d:\xa0

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  • Would you rather work in a high paying job that you hate or\na low paying job that you love?
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What does success mean to you? \n\nWhat if your goal isn\u2019t as big as someone else\u2019s?

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Is it wrong to have small goals?

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Your definition of success should be intrinsically motivated.

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When your journey towards success is extrinsically motivated you are focused on competing with others, looking a certain way to someone\nelse, proving yourself, or achieving arbitrary goals that you didn\u2019t choose in the first place.

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Ask yourself, what do you really want?

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Are you on YOUR path or a path that someone else chose for you?

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Success looks different to everyone.

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We also talk about authenticity and social media and how social media makes it hard to truly be authentic. Social media can make us pursue\na version of success that isn\u2019t authentic.

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Does more money equal more happiness?

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Ask yourself why you are achieving the goals that you are achieving.

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Take the time to celebrate the steps you take towards your individual definition of success.

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The \u201cAmerican Dream\u201d doesn\u2019t have to be your dream.

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Don\u2019t spend your whole life chasing someone else\u2019s dreams.

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Success is about finding your happiness and your fulfillment.

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Your journey will look different than someone else\u2019s, that\u2019s the beauty of life!

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