Success.
We use this word a lot, but what does it REALLY mean?
Does it mean having a lot of money, or being famous?
Perhaps it is helping out thousands of people overcoming poverty?
Or is it simply being a good father or mother?
What. Is. Success?
Be sure to stay all the way until the end because the answer might shock you.
It’s Your Unlocked Potential, and let’s go!
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According to the Oxford dictionary, “success” is defined as
"the accomplishment of an aim or purpose”.
Its origin is of the mid-16th century from the Latin word “successus”
from the word “succedere” meaning ‘come close after’.
It is important to know the origin of this word because success comes close after many
events of hardship, the cost of time, daily sacrifices, carrying out your actions, and
following your dreams.
Success is often compared to an iceberg.
What people see at the top is the result of your success, but what people don’t see
is the persistence, the failure, the sacrifice, the dedication, the good work ethics, and
the constant motivation that makes up majority of the iceberg.
By extension, some may say it is the journey that defines success, and in a way that is true.
So, success, simply put, is just doing something well, whatever it is that you do.
Many times, society make “success” be about money, fame, and status.
But it is more than that, so much more.
Success can be the first time you baked an apple pie and it tasted amazing, or when you
were there to comfort someone when they just needed someone there.
Success is about having a good health, or a loving family.
Success could mean having lots of money, or just simply surviving the day.
It can be the first time you finally learned how to ride a bike, or had a lovely first date.
If you were to take any message from this video, it would be this: Success in one area
does not guarantee success in another.
If you’re career driven, you might be sacrificing family time, or your health.
If you’re family oriented, you might not put your career advancement as priority.
Or if you have all of those, your social life may take a toll.
Whatever it is, that is OK.
It is ultimately your choice, but trying to achieve success in every single area is just
like trying to please everyone.
They say, when you’re young, you have the energy and time, but no money.
As an adult, you have the money and energy, but no time.
Then when you’re old, you have the time and money, but no energy.
More often than not, we tie success to only one thing.
Most people around you might think money = success.
What if I told you success differs between culture to culture?
Now this is an important one, because strangely, you can be successful in one culture, but
not another.
Let’s talk about America first.
A survey by Thermosoft asked 2,000 Americans what “making it” means to them.
Financially, the average answer is to have $147,104 as annual income.
It means to not worry about medical bills, be able to lend money to friends and family,
and able to donate significant money to charity.
Many people see success as having advanced degrees.
1080 of the 2000 survey takers (54%) were single, and 660 of those people would like
to get married.
Being in a relationship is their idea of success.
The average number of best friends would also be 4, compared to the average of 3 best friends.
Women are more likely to say income is a missing factor in becoming successful, whereas men
are more likely to say their dream job is missing.
A survey done in Korea indicated that 61% of the survey takers answered that going to
a good school is the most important factor in determining success in life.
Countries like China, Korea, and Japan are well-known for their university entrance exams
for being tough and grueling.
Because they equate good school to life success.
For those who believe being successful is simply to be happy, according to the 2019
World Happiness Report, the top 10 happiest counties are Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland,
Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, New Zealand, Canada, and Austria.
This shows that being “successful” is subjective.
To you, success may mean one thing for you, but not the same as another.
But the worst part is we are putting our expectation of success on others, and that is dangerous.
Especially when parents forces their perception of success onto their children.
Success is about doing your best.
And most of all, success is not a one size fits all.
It is something that every person can design for themselves.
It is about unlocking your true potential within.
I discover the 8 traits successful people have in common.
Or, the 8 to be great.
Love what you do.
Work really hard.
Focus on one thing, not everything.
Keep pushing yourself.
Come up with good ideas.
Keep improving yourself on what you do.
Serve others something of value because success isn't just about me, me, me.
And persist.
Because there is no overnight success.
With that, I want to say, that even if today is not your day, or month, or even year.
I wish you all success in the manner you want in your life.
Let me know in the comment section down below, what does success mean to you?
I really want to know.
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Keep on improving and keep learning.
I’ll see you all in the next video.
Cheers!
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