We all have our moments on our journey of success where we may doubt our ability to push further or question the future. Let’s be honest. Some days are easier than others and on those hard days, the thought of quitting can frequent our thoughts.
I value remaining teachable and as the phenomenal woman Maya Angelou so eloquently said “When you learn, teach.” I value learning because I value teaching and I believe that part of my purpose is to teach. Every time I learn something new, I am dying to share it with whoever will listen because we all know that I am a talker!
I recently learned of a story about Jim Carrey and his journey of success which I found inspiring and insightful. Before Jim Carrey became the A-list actor in Hollywood that he is today, he was once a struggling actor in Los Angeles. Instead of moping around, making himself a victim and blaming everyone else for his circumstances, he decided to write himself a $10 million check and post dated for five years later. He put the check in his wallet and looked at it daily. He would drive up to a mountain overlooking Hollywood and speak words of encouragement to himself; telling himself things like “I am a great actor” or “Hollywood is going to call me.” Do you know that five years after he wrote that check, he had already scored films like “The Mask” and “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” and others? His asking price at the time was $20 million per film! He doubled what he proclaimed and spoke into existence!
Here is my point, success is attractive and it’s a journey. Of course Jim Carrey was making success attractive by activating the law of attraction but he was also committed to the journey and did his work. This is the same mindset that we have to have. If you want the benefits of the outcome of success, then you have to be willing to commit to the process and pay the price because it is going to cost you. Many of us choose comfortable but yet unfilled lives because we fear the process. If you want to birth a child, then you have to go through your (9) months of pregnancy and then hours of labor, so why would we think that the journey of success will be any different? We must choose to commit to the process and pay the price.
Another thing I want to point out is that you have to learn what success means to you. The world says that wealth, fame, respected social status, or power is success but you do not have to accept that definition. A woman who is CEO of Fortune 500 company is no more successful than a woman who is a stay-at-home and we as women have to encourage others idea of success. Now if you want to be CEO of your own company and you are allowing your fear to hold you back so you choose to settle, then that’s a problem. You have the power to choose and make your life successful in the way you see fit. Remember that what you have been called to do, you have been gifted to do.
It’s more than OK to have big dreams and to pursue those dreams. You are going to have to work at it daily. Write down your goals and look at them each day. Think of things that you can do daily to achieve your goals. Success is a lifestyle; one that is whole, healthy, loving, well-balanced and centered. Make sure that your daily routine matches that and challenge yourself to grow. It’s in those uncomfortable moments that we are growing and learning.
So I ask you, what are you going to do today to start making success attractive? Remember, someday is not a day of the week.
XOXO,
Maria I. Melendez
@embraceherlegacy
www.embraceherlegacy.com