Time Flies...

From times to times I always comes back to my blog and post something, erm yeah you know.. Once in a while stopped by blog LoL?.. Today I am sitting in a coffee shop with my ipad while waiting times to past by till I pick up my daughter from school, checking email and deleting unread emails, this subscribed email from Jasmine Star who has always been my spirit mentor both in life and photography career draw my attention.. So I decide to share it here.. 

The 21st century definition of success isn’t concrete, but often times people are considered successful if they drive a luxury car, live in a multi-million dollar home, have a lot of social media followers, and/or travel the world. Whether you agree with this, it’s important to know what makes people successful in your eyes.

And then you need to check yourself.

Let me be honest:  it’s very easy to get caught up with notions of success, but they belong to someone else entirely. As entrepreneurs we’re tempted to look at others and long for what they have simply because we don’t have it…but do we even want it That’s the most important question. 

How you define your success will guide and direct your future decisions, so please be verycareful as you move forward.  

Please know…

Not having hundreds of thousands of followers is okay. 

Working as a part-time business owner is okay. 

Not running a large company is okay. 

Not having hundreds of employees is okay. 

Not making a million dollars a year is okay.

I doubt the above paragraph is grammatically correct, but I tried to show that what others consider success might be the last thing you want. It is okay (and totally suggested) for you to make your own rules, play your own game, and succeed on your terms.

For all intents and purposes, I’m a success. I can say this with confidence because I defined my own terms. And I want you to do the same.  

Someone might look at my idea of success and scoff, but guess what? I don’t care.

For me, owning a yacht, driving a Bentley, and/or having a butler open the front door to a mansion isn’t success. They are simply outward manifestations of having money.

And while I wouldn’t mind having these things (especially a butler like Jeffrey from Fresh Prince of Bel Air), they wouldn’t define success. Why? Because if getting the yacht meant working so much I couldn’t write every day or make my family a meal to eat together, then I’d be left empty and unfulfilled.

Having things isn’t success; living the life of your dreams by on your terms is.  

Shine on, 

j*

Have a Good Days everyones !!