What is Success?

Adam Fox • 6 August 2021

Growing up, we are hardwired to believe that success is always measured in monetary terms. ๐Ÿ’ฐ


You need to be a millionaire to be considered successful. ๐Ÿ’ท ๐Ÿ’ท ๐Ÿ’ท


You need to drive a fast car to be successful. ๐ŸŽ


You need at least 6 bedrooms and a swimming pool in your house to be successful. ๐Ÿฐ ๐ŸŠ‍โ™€๏ธ


And so on and so on……. ๐Ÿ™„


But how many of the ‘successful’ people that have all of these things are genuinely happy? ๐Ÿค”


I’d bet very few. ๐Ÿคฆ‍โ™‚๏ธ 


And why aren’t they happy? ๐Ÿคท


Because nothing is ever enough. They hit one milestone, and then move the goalposts in order to achieve more. ๐Ÿฅ…


So if they’re not genuinely happy underneath the ‘social media façade’ that they put on, can they really be considered successful? ๐Ÿค‘


Now I’m not for one minute saying don’t be ambitious and don’t strive to achieve dreams and goals in your life. ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿฅ‡


But work out WHY, you want to achieve certain goals. ๐Ÿค”


If you have a powerful WHY, chances are when you achieve your goal it will bring you happiness. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ


Without a powerful WHY, you are more likely trying to achieve something to prove a point to somebody else, so the sense of genuine achievement and the happiness you expect to gain will never come. ๐Ÿ™„


I used to chase money, and I did it under the guise that I was doing it to make my family happy. But in reality, I was pushing them away because they wanted me ๐Ÿ‘จ‍๐Ÿ‘ฉ‍๐Ÿ‘ง‍๐Ÿ‘ง ….. Not the bank balance I was working so hard to try and achieve. ๐Ÿค‘


I didn’t know my WHY! ๐Ÿคท‍โ™‚๏ธ


Now I do, I am still ‘successful’ and financially I do well for my family, however, the difference is, I am doing it in a way that allows me to be around more so they aren’t suffering in the process. ๐Ÿฅฐ


Will it take longer, yes, but my family and I are all going to be happy in the process meaning we don’t have to wait a years before we can enjoy our lives together. ๐Ÿ“…


What is your point Adam ๐Ÿฅฑ ๐Ÿ˜ด …… 

Dreams and goals are important, absolutely they are! But when you are defining your goals and dreams, make sure you know your WHY. ๐Ÿค”


Dig deep, I mean REALLY DEEP! ๐Ÿ•ณ


Work out what you are building your business for and make sure you aren’t jeopardising your WHY in the process of achieving your dreams! ๐ŸŒŸ โœจ


I still have dreams and goals that I am working towards, but now I know my WHY, and I have adapted how I am going to achieve them, I consider myself to be successful already! ๐Ÿ†


Yes I am working towards more, but I am happy, my family are happy, we are enjoying the journey together. ๐Ÿ‘จ‍๐Ÿ‘ฉ‍๐Ÿ‘ง‍๐Ÿ‘ง


Figure out your WHY, and you can become instantly successful WHILE you build the future you want to build. ๐Ÿค”


Wow, a bit of a deep business bite today! 


If you’d like help digging deep and figuring out your WHY. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿป‍โ™‚๏ธ


Give me a shout! ๐Ÿ—ฃ


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