The world is full of many motivational speakers that lead people
to have success in their lives. We are often judged by others in our
occupation, family life, education, and career based off of being
successful or not. Don't we all look up to someone as a role model due
to the successes that they have had in their lives? But what does it
really mean to be Successful? What is Success?
Well the world says that Success is when you achieve what you set out to do. When you can find recognition in your activities and then you find prosperity in your life. These attributes all look like the definition of a successful person but in reality they are all "by products" of success. They are not True Success.
It is said that success is measured by the results of the hard work that you do. Sometimes people say that success happened due to being in the right place at the right time or that because of being determined and talented, success was had. Once again, it looks all great but it is not the Essence of success.
Here is the Secret:
You can not become Successful, you can only BE it.
Conventional success is focused only on the outcome of what you do. So this is looking to the future and leaving the present. The crazy world will tell you that success is anything other than a successful moment. But in reality, success can only be had one moment at a time. Well the question should rise,
What is a successful moment?
A Successful moment is when you do something with the highest quality possible even when performing the simplest tasks. This would include doing the dishes, drinking a cup of tea, doing exercise, washing your body, and even changing your oil. Success is based off of the quality of your actions.
What is Quality then?
When you do an action with the highest quality, you need to do it with your fullest attention and the maximum care possible. We are able to apply this when we are fully aware. So Quality requires us to stay present.
Here is an example to help understand what I am talking about. Say I created an e-book that took me 12 months to create. When the book came out I made 1 million dollars. Would you say that I was successful? Most people would. Now let me fill in some of the details.
Over the year that the book was made I worked 12 hours a day on it and stayed very focused on making it a hit seller. I told my wife to leave me alone while I am working on this project because it will help us in our future financially. I ate only one meal a day and throughout the day, ate junk food and drank coffee to keep me awake. I found it hard to stay focused so I decided to take medication. I could not exercise because I had no time and I was not able to go to my grandparents funeral because the book was not done yet. When the book was finished I was 40 pounds over weight, my wife left me, became addicted to the medication, and missed my grandparents funeral.
Do you know what the book was about? -
New ways to quickly level rainforests to make way for the next industrial revolution.
Now the book made money but I destroyed my personal life, my body, broke communication with my family, am now teaching others how to destroy the earth, and missed out on all the moments of the past year because I was focused on having a worldly successful future.
Success? I think not. Sounds like a nightmare but the worldly success would justify the means of getting a number one seller e-book. But in reality you have this moment only and it deserves your full attention. Your future is built on the quality of the moments you have now, so the "now" must be the primary in your life. What is secondary in your life is where you are heading or where you would like to go. It is OK to make plans and have goals, but they must not override what you are doing right now. They must not diminish the quality of this moment that we are in, other wise it can never be a success.
When doing becomes infused with the timeless quality of being, you are then successful.
It is time to stop thinking of the future and start living a quality present, start living a successful life.
Well the world says that Success is when you achieve what you set out to do. When you can find recognition in your activities and then you find prosperity in your life. These attributes all look like the definition of a successful person but in reality they are all "by products" of success. They are not True Success.
It is said that success is measured by the results of the hard work that you do. Sometimes people say that success happened due to being in the right place at the right time or that because of being determined and talented, success was had. Once again, it looks all great but it is not the Essence of success.
Here is the Secret:
You can not become Successful, you can only BE it.
Conventional success is focused only on the outcome of what you do. So this is looking to the future and leaving the present. The crazy world will tell you that success is anything other than a successful moment. But in reality, success can only be had one moment at a time. Well the question should rise,
What is a successful moment?
A Successful moment is when you do something with the highest quality possible even when performing the simplest tasks. This would include doing the dishes, drinking a cup of tea, doing exercise, washing your body, and even changing your oil. Success is based off of the quality of your actions.
What is Quality then?
When you do an action with the highest quality, you need to do it with your fullest attention and the maximum care possible. We are able to apply this when we are fully aware. So Quality requires us to stay present.
Here is an example to help understand what I am talking about. Say I created an e-book that took me 12 months to create. When the book came out I made 1 million dollars. Would you say that I was successful? Most people would. Now let me fill in some of the details.
Over the year that the book was made I worked 12 hours a day on it and stayed very focused on making it a hit seller. I told my wife to leave me alone while I am working on this project because it will help us in our future financially. I ate only one meal a day and throughout the day, ate junk food and drank coffee to keep me awake. I found it hard to stay focused so I decided to take medication. I could not exercise because I had no time and I was not able to go to my grandparents funeral because the book was not done yet. When the book was finished I was 40 pounds over weight, my wife left me, became addicted to the medication, and missed my grandparents funeral.
Do you know what the book was about? -
New ways to quickly level rainforests to make way for the next industrial revolution.
Now the book made money but I destroyed my personal life, my body, broke communication with my family, am now teaching others how to destroy the earth, and missed out on all the moments of the past year because I was focused on having a worldly successful future.
Success? I think not. Sounds like a nightmare but the worldly success would justify the means of getting a number one seller e-book. But in reality you have this moment only and it deserves your full attention. Your future is built on the quality of the moments you have now, so the "now" must be the primary in your life. What is secondary in your life is where you are heading or where you would like to go. It is OK to make plans and have goals, but they must not override what you are doing right now. They must not diminish the quality of this moment that we are in, other wise it can never be a success.
When doing becomes infused with the timeless quality of being, you are then successful.
It is time to stop thinking of the future and start living a quality present, start living a successful life.
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