Success And How To View It

Many people have different perceptions of what success should be. At the end of the day success is what you make of it. Some people feel success is when they have this so called balance between work life and home life. I will tell you right now this is an illusion created to make you strive for something nonexistent. However, if you change your perception of what this "balance" should be, you will be much happier. Others feel accomplished when they have a steady income and are able to provide for their family. All of these are great perceptions to have. I myself have struggled with this word "success". Lets start with the actual definitions of the noun "the accomplishment of an aim or purpose", "the attainment of popularity or profit", and my personal favorite "a person or thing that achieves desired aims or attains prosperity". Now people tend to associate the word success with money and personal value. They forget that success can also start small and be a step by step process. It takes time for goals to be achieved and for the feeling of accomplishment to be attained. If you focus on making money and associate it with working long hours, you are looking at the equation wrong. My father always told me "work smarter, not harder". Life is like a math problem and I will be honest, math is not my strong suit. There are many ways to solve the "math problem" but at the end of the day if you can find the most efficient way to get the correct answer, then your problem will be solved. “Quality over quantity” is my life motto. Just because life is short does not mean that it needs to be rushed or stressed out the whole way through. Focus on the things that make you fulfilled.