Your Success Isn't What You Think It Is

Daily Success Motivation and Self-Improvement

Your Success isn't what you think it is. Your success is what you think you are and your motivation for pursuing success is intimately tied to your thoughts about yourself and your place in the world.

Defining Success For Yourself
Your were created for achievement and success. While our motivations for pursuing success can stem from greed to fear of lack to a sense of right and entitlement, our success is intimately tied to what we think about ourselves. You should first understand that success isn't defined just by material gain. I believe the purest definition of success is being happy what your life, your accomplishments and your relationships.

We all define success in many different ways but ultimately we are successful when our life choices, the things we accomplish through our life choices and the relationships we build, all allow us to express our life passions and purpose.

Whether we head a company or do volunteer work, when we are expressing ourselves through our sense of purpose and passion and we are happy we the results we are getting...then we are truly experiencing success and our motivation for success all the more clear through our love of the work we do.

Defining Motivation for Success
When we engage success with any effort other than a love and a passion in the pursuit of happiness our lives become drudgery and our efforts become mechanical. Life becomes dry, routine and seems forced. It seems a lot of people define success by how much money they make and possess. And it also seems that many people dream of doing something different. You know, pursuing that life they really want to live, the business they really want to start or that career they really want to go after but they don't think the can make the change or make enough money to be happy.

I have good news for you! Your provision is tied intimately to your passions! You don't have to worry about money when what you do is what you love. Provision or money, will easily flow to you and there is always an audience or client base for just about anything you can think of doing when you consider making money from what you love to do. What I'm saying is that the amount of money you make is not the highest definition or shouldn't be the highest definition of success but you can and should make as much as money your passions and interests can potentially bring to you.

Your Wealth Is Who You Think YOU Are
There are many people who are rich and miserable and there are many people who are rich and full of joy. The same goes for working-class individuals and the poor. Your state of happiness starts with your state of mind and your success is not rooted in what you think it is, it is rooted in who you think you are.

You must think about who you really are and where your place is in the world to find satisfaction in your motivation to define and pursue your personal success. To pursue success soley for the material gain alone is not a compelling enough argument to sustain your efforts to succeed when the going gets tough. You will need a higher purpose that is connected to the joy of being happy with yourself and what you are convinced you can contribute to the improvement of the lives of others and world in which you live.

Think about your personal value and unique talents. There is no other you in the whole world and history of the human race. There will never be another like you again. As you pursue your success, start with thinking about who you really are and how your gifts, talents, passions and interests can be used to improve the lives of others. My favorite book says that "A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men".

What are your gifts (talents, passions, interests)? Think about your gifts, then use them and your success will become reality.

© 2006 T. L. Pakii Pierce
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November 1, 2006 in Self-Improvement | Permalink

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I agree with your comments. Where people realize that attitude is the key to self-confidence and personal achievement, the same people can take steps to transform their lives for the better. I like to read and write about inspirational people who have overcome obstacles and redefined fulfillment in their own lives. I wonder what kind of suggestions you would offer to skeptical individuals who don't believe they control their destiny?

Posted by: Liara Covert at Jan 10, 2007 7:00:53 AM

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Motivation is an important ingredient to success.

Posted by: john at Feb 19, 2007 10:24:25 AM

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Motivation is a part of life and in success

Posted by: john at Feb 19, 2007 10:29:18 AM

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I thing only those person success in his life.first of all if he optimist person and have so coomman sance about wild world

Posted by: Shashi kant at Jan 11, 2008 2:12:15 AM

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I thing only those person success in his life.first of all if he optimist person and have so coomman sance about wild world

Posted by: Shashi kant at Jan 11, 2008 2:13:38 AM

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Your absoutely correct. Motivation plays a big role in the type of success you achieve in life. I think for many people however, finding out what motivates them proves to be the biggest challenge.

Posted by: Self Improvement Tips Free at Apr 22, 2008 3:27:04 PM

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