Success

"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it."
Maya Angelou

Most of us think that success means having a fleet of fancy cars, a waterfront mansion, and lots of money in the bank. Or we see success as being idolized by an ever-growing group of fans. Or having a prestigious job. We think that success is characterized by having a lot of something, whether love or money. We think that success is characterized by standing out from everyone else, being special in some way. But that's really now what success is about.

Many millionaires, many very popular entertainers, many people with prestigious jobs, are not happy at all. Many have even commited suicide. You can't have real success if you are not happy and content. You can't have real success if you are not doing whatever it is that you really want to do, not because it will make you wealthy or respected, but because you really value it and enjoy it.

You can't have success unless you love yourself. And you ultimately can't love yourself when you are living a lie, doing something that you don't really beleive in and is not meaningful to you. And you can't have success if you are doing something in a way that does not support your own values. The end is not always justified by the means. The goal is only justified by reaching it according to good moral principles, ones that you will feel good about yourself for doing.

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it. Because of this, we all have an equal opportunity of being successful.

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