5 Steps To Understand What Success Is To You

Our definition of success is what starts us on whatever path we choose. We want something and we embark on the path that we think will get us there.

The secret is to look at success differently so you can reach your goals.

The sad truth is that many of us only see success as a destination. We see achievement in terms of accumulation, all the stuff we have at the end of the race.

But we all know that collecting stuff only fulfills you so much. It can't complete you.

We must appreciate the journey and all of the lessons that we learn along the way.

Defining success is your process, yours and yours alone. Only you can know what it means for you.

And that process of finding out what success means is an important first step.

Write down your definition of success on a piece of paper.

Keep this definition handy. You can come back to it as often as you'd like, and you may even end up changing it further on down the road.

1. Write down your biggest goal right now. It can be anything. Envision yourself doing great things because dreams cost nothing!

2. Now break down this goal into smaller steps that you can track. A long road trip doesn't seem so long if you break it down into smaller, more manageable, chunks. Think of the saying, "A journey of a thousand miles starts with a first step."

3. Think about ways to make those chunks simpler to achieve. This is where you'll be doing the hard work. There's no such thing as an overnight success. But there are plenty of 10-year or even 30-year overnight successes. Remember that.

4. Write down daily action steps. Identify the steps that you need to start or stop doing to get yourself closer to your goal. Each action step moves you further along on your small manageable step. After a while you'll be on your way with each small step that gets you closer to your goal.

5. Follow these steps and enjoy the process. The process will take probably take longer than the achievement so learn to live in the moments and check in with yourself to see how much you're growing. Our definition of success has to serve the enjoyment of the process since that's where we'll be spending 99.9% of our lives.

Be persistent with the action steps outlined above. Your life will change and you'll more easily manage your self-doubt!