I always really loved this quote. To me it really is the definition of success.
When we boil it down, we all have different definitions for what we believe success is. If some young man or woman has always wanted to be a house husband or house wife and they are now doing just that, loving every minute of it, and doing an incredible job at it. They are a success.
If someone has wanted to get themselves out of the rat race and really kick butt in life, creating a life that they want, not what others want. And they're currently doing just that, loving it, and being awesome at it. They are a success.
If someone is an athlete and their goal isn't necessarily winning the big one, but instead having a long and amazing career that allowed them to grow into the person they wanted to become; and that's what they're doing. That person is a success.
Success comes in many different ways. For some it's having a stable job, for others it's creating their own businesses and taking risks. For some it's having children, for others it's not. For some it's being rich beyond their wildest dreams, for other's, they couldn't care less.
The key is knowing what you're definition of success is, and then taking the actions that you need to create the life of your dreams. Regardless of what anyone else thinks, believes, feels or says.
As Thoreau says in the definition above, if you advance confidently in the direction of YOUR dreams and endeavor to live the life which YOU have imagined; that's when you'll meet YOUR success.
It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks about it. It's not between you and them. It's all about what your hopes and dreams are.
Now, go out there and create your dream life.
Brett
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