When it comes to your success, do you find yourself looking out the window or in the mirror? Often times, our dream of success is based on what we see in others whom we deem successful. We look out the window and watch them. We wonder what it would be like to have their success. We buy their books, their videos, and anything they sell to somehow become successful like them.
I am realizing in my life that I have been looking through the window to try and identify success for me. I have been reading books on how to become successful in life, business, speaking, finances, relationships, leadership, and the list goes on and on. I have been trying to uncover the principles of what makes people successful so that I, too, can become successful like them.
This realization came to me as a result of hiring a coach to guide me through the process of identifying what success looks like for me. Now, you may not need to hire a coach to do that for you if you can truly define success for you. The benefit of a coach guiding you through the process is they are looking in from the outside. A good coach knows how to ask the right questions to identify your core desires. Once there is a clear picture of what you want, a road map can be designed to guide you toward your success.
When it comes to your success and my success, we should spend some more time looking in the mirror. What does success look like to the person in the mirror? What we see in the mirror will be unique. There may be some things that we saw looking out the window that resonated with what we want to see in the mirror. However, we must look in the mirror to truly find our own success. Once we have defined it for ourselves, we can then find the tools, mentors, and resources that will further what we want to accomplish with our lives.
