Ask a group if they want to be successful, and everyone will raise their hands.
Ask that same group how they define success; most will give you a definition along the lines of position, power, fame, and money. Some soul-centered person will yell out “happiness.”
We love that person.
Ask that same group of people how many have ever reflected deeply on success, and the room will quickly go quiet.
We spend twelve years in primary school and another four to eight years in university, so we can spend another forty years working. Yes, we do this to
survive, but we also do this to attain and live a “successful” life. Yet many of us have never stopped to think about success itself.
What is it?
What it isn’t?
What will it take?
What are we willing to sacrifice along the way?
How do we know we have achieved it?
Success Re-Imagined
I have spoken to tens of thousands of people around the world. After my bio is read out, I always get applause. People are impressed. Read my LinkedIn profile, and you will see why.
I have achieved the “Google definition of success,” but that is only a fraction of my story. A LinkedIn profile doesn’t tell you all the falls along the way, the injuries endured, or the emotional and mental recovery needed to get back up. LinkedIn doesn’t tell you the things lost that one never gets back.
No, this newsletter does not require waking up at 4 a.m. and starting your day with apple cider and lemon water.
I hope it inspires you to think more deeply about your definition of success, how our ambition manifests through our work, our families, and our communities, and how that shapes our lives—the good, the bad, and everything in between.
Reflect Deeply, Think Differently, Act Differently
Step one of reimagining success is to stop and contemplate what success is before spending most of our lives pursuing it. Every week, I will dissect success, its definition, what it looks like around the world in different forms, and how it influences our relationships with work and our lives.
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In Partnership,
Nabeela
