True Success is achieving the goals that you set out for yourself, goals that you find pleasure in achieving and the not the goals that society determines that you must achieve.
False success is succumbing to the pressures of this world and trying to achieve goals that society defines as ‘success’ goals. You may achieve these goals, and society will give you a pat on the back for doing so, but ultimately, were those the goals that made life meaningful for you?
False success includes chasing careers that give you prestige and financial stability, but you hate your work and dread to go to work.
False success is taking up sports and hobbies that put you into the ‘right’ social circles, but you don’t particularly enjoy these sports and hobbies.
Achieving your goals at the expense of other areas of your life, like your health and family unity, is not complete success.
True success is having a meaningful purpose in life and achieving the goals that make life meaningful.
In Jan 08, I received an invitation from a talent scout from NBC, a TV station from the U.S.A. They had invited me to compete in the hit Reality TV series Last Comic Standing. I was elated to be given such an opportunity, and I agreed readily.
After several days, I begin to have a change of heart and finally returned the air ticket and decided not to go.
Deep down this wasn’t something I wanted in the long run.
In society’s eyes, I may have “missed the chance of a life time.”
But life is about choices, and we need to choose how we live our lives.
Success isn’t about how far you can push yourself to succeed.It is about choosing the right goals to achieve and that you are happy with your choices in life.
Life is about choices, and we need to choose how we live ours.
Right now I would like to spend some part of my life making this world a more gracious place to life in.
I also want to spend time telling people the Global Warming issue is more serious than people are taking it.
