I recently had someone tell me that they felt
like a complete failure in life because of the amount of money they had in
their bank account. First of all this
completely broke my heart!! Second this
got me thinking, how do we measure
success? Is it really about the amount
of money that we have? How big our house
is? What kind of car we drive? How many material possessions we have? What designers we wear?
I think in a lot of ways this has become the
normal measure of success in our society today.
Luxury car ads sure make it seem that way! Actually MOST advertising paints that
picture! But then I have to take a step
back and think about how do I measure success?
My suggestion is this, what if we measure our
success by the number of good things that we do? Making someone smile should get you some
credit. Inspiring someone to reach for
their dreams. Motivating someone to take
action. Caring for a sick person,
feeding the homeless. Making someone
laugh. Isn’t this a better measure of us
as human beings? Lately I have been
posting about my journey of health and fitness on my Facebook page. So far I have gotten a very positive response
from friends and family. Some are even
saying that they are inspired or motivated by some of my posts. That is success to me! My day job doesn’t exactly give me that warm
and fuzzy feeling inside, if you know what I mean? I work with some great people and it
definitely pays my bills, but it doesn’t completely fulfil me.
I have been longing for that feeling. When I lie in bed at night and reflect on my
day I want to be able to say, “Yes, I did something GOOD today.” I guess I want to know that in some way I am
making a difference. I should mention
that of course my family makes me feel this way all of the time and watching my
son grow and develop into an awesome little person has been the most amazing
experience of my life! I don’t want to
downplay that, but I am looking to expand beyond the walls of my house. I want to HELP people! So that is why I am sharing my journey with
all of you! Here’s to hoping for a few
successes along the way!!
XOXO
Lexi
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