[Excerpt
from my book, Get Happy, Write Away]
First off, we need to be on the same wave-length, so, let's define success.
What does it mean when someone says, "I am a success." To most people, they equate success with money.
First off, we need to be on the same wave-length, so, let's define success.
What does it mean when someone says, "I am a success." To most people, they equate success with money.
When you say that someone is
successful in business, almost universally, people imagine
multi-millionaire entrepreneurs like Bill Gates, co-founder of
Microsoft. The computer industry is filled with young, energetic
computer gurus that became over-night tycoons and lost untold sums of
money when the bubble burst.
Success is accomplishment. It is triumph over adversity. It is the completion of a task. It might be as simple as learning to tie your shoe laces or ride a bicycle. You might not realize this, but, you have had so many successes in your life that they far out-number any failures that you have had. Just think about it.
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Ask yourself this simple question: If I could be anything I wanted to be or have whatever job or lifestyle I wanted, what would it be?
Now, how are you going to get there?
If you remove money from the equation, just simply go by whatever you would love to do, what would you choose? Now, how could you monetize that?
I found out long ago that money can't buy happiness. It CAN buy CONVENIENCE, but, that won't necessarily make one happy. What most people want is simply to pay their bills, have a little money for a rainy day, a little nest egg for retirement, and no worries.
Figuring out what you'd love to do for a living is three-fourths of the battle. From there, it's relatively easy to figure out how to turn that passion into an income. Remember, it you love what you do, work is play and you'll just keep getting better.
Success is accomplishment. It is triumph over adversity. It is the completion of a task. It might be as simple as learning to tie your shoe laces or ride a bicycle. You might not realize this, but, you have had so many successes in your life that they far out-number any failures that you have had. Just think about it.
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Ask yourself this simple question: If I could be anything I wanted to be or have whatever job or lifestyle I wanted, what would it be?
Now, how are you going to get there?
If you remove money from the equation, just simply go by whatever you would love to do, what would you choose? Now, how could you monetize that?
I found out long ago that money can't buy happiness. It CAN buy CONVENIENCE, but, that won't necessarily make one happy. What most people want is simply to pay their bills, have a little money for a rainy day, a little nest egg for retirement, and no worries.
Figuring out what you'd love to do for a living is three-fourths of the battle. From there, it's relatively easy to figure out how to turn that passion into an income. Remember, it you love what you do, work is play and you'll just keep getting better.
