December Topic: Define success.
By Suzy Rawlins with Roots and Boots with Suzy Rawlins
“Failure is success in progress.” – Albert Einstein
Be warned, there is a price to pay for success. That price includes hard work, creative thinking, and a determination to keep trying… to keep getting up, regardless of whether you run into a brick wall, stumble over a bump in the road, or fall flat on your face.
To be successful at anything, you need courage, confidence, and consistency.
It takes enormous courage to start, it takes passion to keep going, and it takes GRIT to finish. In some cases, success is not always about completing the project but more about learning something along the way. Being courageous to begin is so much more important for success than anything else.
You may feel apprehensive or even risky when starting something new. Staying focused or getting back on track is easier with confidence. On your journey to success, you might even gain more confidence. Confidence is the feeling or belief that you can rely on someone or something. It means having faith in yourself.
Consistency is the push, there is power in the push. It is going to take longer and be harder than you imagined. Push is where muscle is flexed, strength is summoned, and beads of sweat will fall from your face. After the push, you are stronger and braver and can genuinely encourage others to do the same. YOUR push gives others permission to push themselves.
Trusting in the process is what makes success possible. It’s common for people to give up when things get tough, or they face obstacles in the middle.
By my definition, success is equivalent to perseverance.