How do you define success? Do you
define success in terms of material possession, or the amount of money a person
has in bank accounts, or the financial net worth of a person? Even though these
may matter to some people, I do not find riches an equivalent of success.
During a half-day
private study session – on Saturday, 23rd November, 2013 – I
stumbled on a definition of success written over a hundred years ago (in 1904),
by Bessie Anderson Stanley in Brown Book Magazine. It read:
“He has
achieved success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much; who has
enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of
little children, who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who has
left the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect
poem, or a rescued soul; who has never lacked appreciation of earth’s beauty or
failed to express it, who has always looked for the best in others and given
them the best he had, whose life was an inspiration, whose memory a
benediction.”
Success – just
like wealth – is a product of how influential you have been in making the world
a better place, in making a difference in the lives of those around us. Whether
you live a hundred years – or less – if your life doesn’t influence others
positively, you have only occupied space.
Change your
perspective in defining success, and work towards being truly successful!
I’ll define
success in leadership, as leading through happiness, while solving problems.
How do you define success?
Much love!
Damola
……………
Aanu Damola Morenikeji is considered Africa’s youngest youth
intellectual and leadership development advocate. A sought-after speaker on the
theme of leadership and personal growth, he is a Fellow of the M121 Social
Leadership Academy, U.S.A and Team Leader of All for Development Foundation
[ADM-Foundation], a non-governmental organisation focused on building young people
and promoting educational, leadership and youth development. He blogs at www.admnigeria.blogspot.com.
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