Success

Success is a process, it's a lifelong strategy of building on strengths and minimizing weaknesses. As I go about my life I hear a lot of people talking about trying to get success like it is a specific place or a specific time.  I don't think it works like that.  Success is a journey, not a destination.

I remember when I was growing up in Glennville, (A little town outside of Savannah Georgia) and my idea of success was having a little trailer on the end of town.  I wanted a hunter green Ford Pinto with a Stick in the floor, tinted windows, wire basket rims (with curb finders).  To make the package complete I want a Panasonic stereo with 6x9 Jensen mindblower speakers (oh yeah and the 40-watt power booster).  To me my friends, that, was success

Fast forward 30 years, would you call that success?  What would you say if you saw me riding down the streets of Sumter like that?  I will even throw in my "Magnificant Curl" and baggies to help you see the picture.  NO!  You probably wouldn't say I was very successful even though I would have achieved (at that time) my ultimate goal.

I think that if you base your success on getting to a destination that it will be limited.  When you get there you may be tempted to clock out and say I am done.  I believe that Success is when you start your journey towards growth and continue to get as good as you can. Every time you get good, you seek to get better.  Some may call this silly, or say I am never satisfied but I believe that as long as we are here we should be striving and that striving makes us successful.

What does Success Look like for you?