As you read this (if it’s on Feb. 23) I will be attending and speaking at an event called The Best Kept Secret to Success in Life, Love, and Business. As the title suggests, the event’s a happy blend of personal, professional and business development to create success not only your work or career but also in your great big life.
So that got me thinking about what “success” in life really means.
In western culture, most people define success as material or financial wealth. A “successful” business, or person, is earning 6 or 7 figures and living a comfortable, even opulent, lifestyle. We drive around tony neighbourhoods with massive houses, beautifully landscaped properties and sometimes waterfront views… and say, wow these people must be ‘successful.’
Don’t get me wrong. I believe financial success is important, and happen to love money and the beautiful experiences and life it affords me, as well as all it allows me to give to others.
However, I also feel it’s a limited definition of true success, and what gives life meaning, joy, and a good reason to keep calm and carry on.
So let’s go a little deeper here…
By no coincidence, I’ve just finished reading “Man’s Search for Meaning,” by Viktor E. Frankl. One of the great books of the 20th century, I can’t believe it took me this long to read it. Based on his own experiences of several years in Nazi concentration camps,
Frankl, a psychiatrist, shares a riveting account of life, death, and survival in these horrific conditions. He found that while we cannot always avoid suffering, we can choose how to respond to it and find meaning in it.
Frankl also says we can discover meaning in life by creating great work or achievement, and experiencing the beauty of nature, culture, or more importantly the love of another human being.
So what does success in life look like to you?
For me, certainly in the last two years spending time teaching and traveling in Africa, I’ve discovered it’s as important to make a LIFE as it is to make a living.
That means creating work, life—and life experiences—that are meaningful to you, a true expression of who you are, and what (or who) you love and care about.
In short, I believe true success is answering your soul’s calling… and having a great time doing it.
On that note, in Vancouver I’ll be speaking on “Igniting Your Soul Fire,” talking about how to accelerate success by taking action that is guided by your heart’s intelligence as well as your practical mind.
Of course, creating success and realizing big goals and dreams requires action… and doing. That said, success is also achieved by whom you are being.
Want to know the true source of power and success in business and life?
It’s YOU!
You—your energy, focus, intention, and will—create your reality… whether you know it or not.
If you want great success in business, life, and love…
BE THE SOUL OF WHO (and wherever) YOU ARE.
Get CLEAR about…
- Your TRUTH … not someone else’s or what you think society expects of you
- WHAT your Heart wants
- What ACTION you’re willing to take
Your SOUL knows where you are trying to go.
That’s the first place I start with my students and clients—tuning in to their heart’s truth and soul’s path.
If you’re unclear or feeling lost, stuck, overwhelmed or don’t know where to begin… I’d love to help you.
Check out my new offering, the “Soulful CEO Sessions.”
These three 75-minute private coaching sessions are all about how to BE the CEO of YOU…and the life you want to create.
Note: These sessions are designed to help entrepreneurs and women in business at any level, not just chief executive officers.
Success can take many forms. As the primary creative force in your life, you can choose any end result.
Why not start (or continue) something spectacular that represents the meaning of success to you? https://www.barbaraedie.com/soulful-ceo/