How do you define success?

How do you define success?

We polled over 100 people on Linked In and the results are in!?

  • ?65% voted for Control of your time & income
  • 25% voted for Flexibility & freedom of time
  • 9% voted for Financial security
  • 1% voted for Title on your business card

A great mentor of mine asked me how I define success a few months ago and it was a question I pondered on for a long time.

When I was younger, I would have said money.? But money without happiness is the greatest disappointment.

Is it time?? Without money, too much time can be difficult to sustain our lifestyle.

Is it flexibility?? Flexibility is definitely a part of the equation for me.? But it’s not everything.

The more I thought about it, the more I realized that it is closer to control.? To being able to be in control of what I need at that stage in my life.? I’ve had years where time off and travel were most important.? I’ve also had years that making a solid income and providing for my family were my main focus.?

Right now, it’s about being able to call the shots on what I need and what my family needs.? Not someone else dictating that for me.?

As a franchise owner, you can build your business with your needs in mind and adjust as you grow and mature in your business and your life.

I spoke to a franchisee today who I placed about 10 years ago and he has built a very large, impressive business.? He now has admin, salespeople, and is working about one day/week in the business.? He said to me, “What do I do with all of my time?”? He had always been working in the business and now that he is working on the business and has a trusted staff, he can choose how he spends his time.?

I would define that as success.

As an employee, we get used to people telling us what to do: what our role is, how to spend our time, what our goals should be, where we should live, etc.? It’s actually difficult when we have the control and flexibility to do what we want vs being told what to want.

I wish you all the gift of choosing your path vs having it chosen for you!

How do you define success??


Raymond L. Newkirk, Psy.D., Ph.D., Ph.D.

Entrepreneur ~ Educator ~ Executive ~ Consulting Specialist ~ Author ~ Leadership Development Specialist ~ Speaker ~ Presenter ~ Podcaster of "All Things Intriguing" ~ Founder of Systems Management Institute

1 年

What about being gifted with people who love you and you love them? What about being free from the desire to be owned by things? What about enjoying the beauty and grace of simplicity? What about being free to live with integrity? What about living a life with a conscience honestly free from a legacy of unkindness and manipulation? So what is success.....read the last words of Steve Jobs.... that one example...So let's all be successful, it costs nothing; it is about Being something wise

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