This is an excerpt from the book: Make Way for You. Feel
free to check it out:
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Avoid a
Purposeless Journey
I
"s1">SPENT a large part of my life motivated by the wrong
type of
motivation. The wrong
type of 'what success meant'. Always
falling short of
unattainable goals (while in that mind set)
because the litmus test
to gauge that success was and is a bad
indicator. We shouldn't
allow money and materials to dictate
our drive … that's a
purposeless journey. Those things are
and should always be
treated as being an added plus, a
byproduct. Aside from the
essentials (which to me are a
given); Family, health,
true Friendships … I've found myself
realizing what true
success is. What it is and means to me.
To others it may be
different, or not yet realized. Having a
positive outlook is key.
That's a prerequisite. Self-awareness
and being centered.
Knowing yourself, what you want and
don't want and actually
acting accordingly … not just going
with the flow and waiting
for change to come to you. Being
aware of those around you
and how you and your actions or
inactions affect them.
Dedication to craft … whatever it is
that makes you feel like
you, not the 'you' that you or others
think you're supposed to
be. That can be anything; writing,
reading, drawing,
painting, watching movies, filming movies,
creating music, arts
& crafts, jogging ... literally anything …
studying, exercising,
spirituality, volunteering, learning a
particular language or
learning more about a particular thing
you heard about that
peaked your curiosity … anything, but
make sure you own it!
Make it yours. Make it your thing –
but only if and when
you're able (which we all are) and willing
to do it for you. That's
how I find my happiness, my success.
How you choose to measure
it from there is just as important
too. Because those
tangible results are measurable and
quantifiable but this in
itself isn't. You can consider it to be
limited in that respect,
or find it to be limitless. Most
importantly though, I
realized that it is an endless work-inprogress
which is my general
outlook on life. It can't ever be
seen as a scapegoat or
some sort of rationalization for not
achieving some arbitrary
financial goal. That's that wrong
motivation talking. The
process, the outlook, is the goal in
and of itself. Sure we
have needs and wants and desires, but
think in terms of: 'If
you build it – they will come' … without
that truly trivial end
goal as your motivation.
Music: Possible by Ross
Bugden:
target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWjgsepyE8I
