The word success often confuses people. Some people view success by the car they drive, the house they live in, or the people that they know. Others view success through the lens of their family, happiness, and purpose. Success for individuals involves a daily unveiling of our lives, and must be defined by our own definitions. When we define success by others, we allow them to dictate our success. The key is determining what is important to you and charting a course to fulfill your vision and goals.
For me, I believe that the true meaning of success is not attached to cars, or houses becuase they are things. We can acquire them and also lose them. Think about it, how many of us know people with enormous wealth, who are extremely unhappy. They believe that they are hiding how they feel by using their wealth. However, the people around them often can see right through their mask.
Many successful people focus on the impact provided to others, based on what they have created. Some examples are non-profits, youth camps, education, support groups, job creation, training opportunities, and access to information that improves a person’s standard of living. These endeavors are important, becuase the goal is to change the lives of others. Therefore, think about your influence, how you communicate and connect with individuals. Think about how you add value to yourself and others. Think about how you want to be remembered. When you become pleased with your answers, you are defining your level of success. My closing thought is, that if we are able to live a happy life and make the world a better place, we have achieved success.
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Noise by definition is a loud unpleasant or distributive sound to our hearing. This loud distributive sound can be made by a person or thing. It is interesting to think about because, when I was a child, we learned how to sleep through noise. We acquired this skill because there were too many of us in the house, and quiet time just did not fit with our environment. Thus, we learned how to sleep through storms, babies crying, loud music, dishes rattling, etc.
We receive information 24 hours a day on religion, the music industry, politicians, sports figures, movie stars, education, and finances. The amount of information is endless. We have to use a funnel when processing this information. Notice, a funnel gets smaller the further it goes down. Sometimes this is the strategy we must apply with information, because some of it is good, and some of it is bad. As you continue to define who you are, and who you hope to be this year, use information received like a funnel. Pour it all in, and what you need to keep will come out at the other end. What will stay inside the funnel, is negativity, self-sabotage, doubt, insecurity, depression, and fear. What is coming out of the funnel is hope, opportunity, support, grace, vision, clarity, and wisdom.
Dr. Regina Banks-Hall, Best-Selling Author, Motivational Speaker, Trainer, & Coach 