How to define what success looks like in your life: The new formula
If you are reading this article, chances are you’ve decided it’s about time to redefine what success looks like in your life. Here’s a useful formula that will help you write your own definition of success.
1. Lifestyle design
What do YOU envision as an ideal lifestyle? This can mean a whole lot of things, including health, family, social life, and how you spend your free time.
How would you like to spend your day-to-day? What is something you’d like to do more of? Are you currently content with your lifestyle?
2. Balance
While we may not be able to spend every second of every day doing what we love, it’s important to balance our responsibilities with activities we truly enjoy doing. That means having enough free time to spend with people we love as well as time for practicing self-care.
Ask yourself: What are the things you enjoy doing the most? Are you currently balancing your life in order to have enough time to do things you enjoy? If not, what are the steps could you take to achieve a more balanced lifestyle?
While having balance is ideal, it can also feel like an elusive, if not impossible, goal. Balance is not always achievable. There are seasons in life or circumstances that you just have to deal with and get through at times. If you’re in survival mode, success can simply be making it through each day.
3. Financial stability
Becoming a multi-millionaire may be the quintessential idea of modern success. While I’m sure most of us wouldn’t mind waking up tomorrow with a healthy amount in our bank account, having excessive amounts of money is not the be-all-end-all.
I’d venture to guess that many who’ve amassed a great amount of wealth, didn’t instantly find themselves feeling fulfilled. It turns out money does not solve all of life’s problems.
However, that is not to say that money doesn’t have any impact on your life.
While money isn’t everything in life, we can’t deny that it’s necessary to design your life the way you want to. Your definition of success doesn’t have to mean making tons of money. You can simply aim for whatever financial stability would look like for you.