What does success mean to you?
A few years ago, I was a part of the first cohort of a course put on by Jess Weiner, called: “WTF is Success“
It was life changing because it got me to consider what success looks like for me, not some idealized version of me… but the person in the here and now.
It got me to live in joy and experience success in the process and not just the results or end product.
So, how do I define success? And, what does that look like for me?
Success is a quiet inner monologue. It is not self sabotaging my efforts to live my good life. It’s no more u-turns because of fear. It is doing the work to improve my quality of life. It’s leaning into the good things when I think I don’t deserve it.
That looks like doing my job. It took me years to get the courage to finish my degree and then find a job that inspires me. It looks like working out on my bike that goes nowhere because I freaking love it. It is doing my PT exercises and taking my meds because I love life, and I have reasons to stay around.
I dream of what my life will be like… and I’m hopeful. That’s success for me, and honestly, I don’t think I’d see it that way without doing the work with Jess and the other alumni.
Indomitable Bellatrix 