Quotable Thoughts: Success
I was doing some research for another article, when I came across this quote, “Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.” ~ Jim Rohn.
I truly believe we find pieces of information when they are going to benefit us the most. This particular quote may have gone in one ear and out the other two weeks ago, but I found it at a juncture in my life when it would benefit me – or at the very least, get me thinking about things. I have been struggling lately with my personal success. Have I gotten where I wanted to go, am I heading in a direction that I can be proud of, am I happy with where my life is? These are the questions I have been pondering.
Mr. Rohn, without even knowing it, helped me answer some of those questions.
It is such a simple, and yet profound idea. “Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.” Can this be true? Can I consider myself a success because I get up in the morning and go to work, giving my all? Or because I come home every night and cook dinner for my family? Because I take pride in the simple ordinary tasks of life?
I have always defined success as doing something grandeur, something the whole world would recognize. Making a lot of money. Owning my own fabulously large home. Buying that sports car I dream about. Going on the week long vacations to various tropical locations. I have always defined success in the physical, monetary, superficial gains I would receive from ‘being successful’.
I never stopped to think that I could be successful because I am a role model for a child. Because I am an asset to the company I work for. Because I am a good friend, confidant, lover.
And yet, when it comes down to it, aren’t these the hard things to be successful at?
What do you define success as?
For more information on Jim Rohn, check out his website here
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