In Others’ Words: True Success
There are many definitions of success, but this one by Dr. Kelly Flanagan tops my list:
“… success is what happens when you make your true self your lived self.”
We can accomplish so many things — academically, professionally, personally — but unless we are being true to ourselves, all our victories ring hollow.
We can allow someone to place a ribbon around our neck or we can grasp hold of an award certificate with our name on it … but the victory is tainted unless we’re living an honest life.
Conforming to someone else’s demands of who they think we need to be so they’ll give us their stamp of approval makes us smaller. Agreeing to others’ definition of who we are snuffs out the spark of divine originality inherent in each of our lives, shackling our freedom to be our true selves.
Success then, isn’t so much “to be or not to be,” but more “are you living as your true self?”
In Your Words: When have you experienced living your true self?
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