Post 41: The Definition of Success

A concept that has dramatically changed for me has been my understanding of the word success. Success was getting a girlfriend when I was younger, or having a nice car, or getting the best grades. The only true constant was that success was things I felt I didn’t have. Success was something that was outside of me.     

Once I was out of school success became making a lot of money. I had absolutely no definition of what a lot of money was. Again, it was almost always simply more than I had. In talking with others this seems to be a normal thing. I constantly felt I was not successful.

Control over my time, taking care of my family, friends and self, and personal growth has slowly become my definition of success. I can now honestly say I am one of the most successful people I know. I can say this because I know happiness makes me feel successful and I greedily work to have more of that feeling.

Taking on this definition was a dramatic change. I went from success is outside of me, and I have none of it, to success is what makes me feel good and comes from within me. I have control over my success. I want to give you that control.

~Ryan Lynch

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