"Let's make sure that our ideas of success are truly our own"
What is success? Who knows? So many people have an idea of what success is, but I believe everyone's success looks different. Success is achieving whatever goal you have set for yourself. For some it's getting married, having a family, and just being happy. For other's it's getting a college degree and becoming the CEO of a company. There is no one specific definition for success because it looks different for each person.
"We need to be authors of our own ambition"
Often times we are motivated by the desire to please or impress other people. We do things because we think that's what society wants from us. If I drive a nice car and wear expensive things then people will be impressed with me. If I marry the millionaire then people will look up to me. I think it's time we become motivated by the things we want to achieve. Maybe our desire is to open up a delicious donut shop, but we put that goal on the back burner because society tells us it won't pay good enough. Maybe our goal is to become a model but society tells us we don't want to be seen as a dumb blonde. Maybe our goal is simply to live a happy life but society tells us only money will make us happy. Well let's stop putting our true desires on the back burner, and lets start becoming the authors of our own ambition.
"We can't be successful at everything"
Some people who read that just went into a panic attack. But it's true. I think the problem with today's generation is that we try to be the best at everything. The fact of the matter is that there's almost always going to be someone who's better at something than you (unless you're Usain Bolt. In which case, you are the fastest person in the world.) We are never going to be the best at everything, so why do we try so hard to be? Pick a few things you're good at and you love to do, and do them to the best of your ability. When we spread ourselves to thin and attempt to do everything, we end up dropping the ball. Don't try to be successful at everything because you will never succeed.
What is success? Who knows? So many people have an idea of what success is, but I believe everyone's success looks different. Success is achieving whatever goal you have set for yourself. For some it's getting married, having a family, and just being happy. For other's it's getting a college degree and becoming the CEO of a company. There is no one specific definition for success because it looks different for each person.
"We need to be authors of our own ambition"
Often times we are motivated by the desire to please or impress other people. We do things because we think that's what society wants from us. If I drive a nice car and wear expensive things then people will be impressed with me. If I marry the millionaire then people will look up to me. I think it's time we become motivated by the things we want to achieve. Maybe our desire is to open up a delicious donut shop, but we put that goal on the back burner because society tells us it won't pay good enough. Maybe our goal is to become a model but society tells us we don't want to be seen as a dumb blonde. Maybe our goal is simply to live a happy life but society tells us only money will make us happy. Well let's stop putting our true desires on the back burner, and lets start becoming the authors of our own ambition.
"We can't be successful at everything"
Some people who read that just went into a panic attack. But it's true. I think the problem with today's generation is that we try to be the best at everything. The fact of the matter is that there's almost always going to be someone who's better at something than you (unless you're Usain Bolt. In which case, you are the fastest person in the world.) We are never going to be the best at everything, so why do we try so hard to be? Pick a few things you're good at and you love to do, and do them to the best of your ability. When we spread ourselves to thin and attempt to do everything, we end up dropping the ball. Don't try to be successful at everything because you will never succeed.