What constitutes success? Is it a personal venture of "proving" yourself to others, is it conforming to social expectations, is it a constant sense of achievement attained.. is it reaching a predetermined goal, or is it the dollar signs reflecting performance? Is it because you are highly sought after, or is it because you have a unique quality?
Success, to me, is a part of all of the above, but with the exact right blend of what I will refer to as "ingredients", if you will. I can even go as far as to say to be too perfect can actually be a failure in ones eyes, because I believe in yin and yan. If one is so perfect at something, whatever it may be, there will be a quality in their life that they lack due to the absence of attention they pay to that particular area, which then renders them un-perfect. If you look at the big picture you will see that for every up there is a down.
I wonder, though, is it conceited to allow yourself to assume success is either already attained, or unreachable, prematurely? Does that render the judge unsuitable for further direction? I ask myself if success can be measured, because due to the diverse opinions and potential personal and professional social implications a measurement could only be as good as the bias behind it? Therefore success is only a mindset?
What is success? Something to think about
written exclusively by Briohazard 17th January 2012
Success, to me, is a part of all of the above, but with the exact right blend of what I will refer to as "ingredients", if you will. I can even go as far as to say to be too perfect can actually be a failure in ones eyes, because I believe in yin and yan. If one is so perfect at something, whatever it may be, there will be a quality in their life that they lack due to the absence of attention they pay to that particular area, which then renders them un-perfect. If you look at the big picture you will see that for every up there is a down.
I wonder, though, is it conceited to allow yourself to assume success is either already attained, or unreachable, prematurely? Does that render the judge unsuitable for further direction? I ask myself if success can be measured, because due to the diverse opinions and potential personal and professional social implications a measurement could only be as good as the bias behind it? Therefore success is only a mindset?
What is success? Something to think about
written exclusively by Briohazard 17th January 2012
