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Defining success is a tool, and like any tool, we can use it in harmful or helpful ways.
Here are some ways that you can determine if your definition of success is slipping you up or fueling you forward -
❌ Harmful - Don’t define success for yourself and float in search of "right" or "enough".
✅ Helpful - Define success and in doing so, decide how to move forward and what’s enough.
❌ Harmful - Allow others to define success for you. Hand the tool over to someone else to use at their discretion and in ways that reflect their values.
✅ Helpful - Take responsibility for defining success in a way that reflects what’s most important to you.
❌ Harmful - Use your definition of success as a tool to whip and criticize yourself.
✅ Helpful - Use your definition of success as a tool to elicit learning and celebrate growth.
❌ Harmful - Define success solely on results, outcomes or arrival at a destination.
✅ Helpful - Identify what successful progress, process, or journey looks like.
❌ Harmful - Equate your personal success with the success of a project or role.
✅ Helpful - Separate your success as a person from the success of a project or role.
You have lots of places where you can redefine success for yourself. Start with one small project or action and define success with these helpful tips and see what a difference it can make.
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