Dream Big Act Smart Dream Big Act Smart
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Train with me
  • Events
  • My eBooks
  • Online Courses
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • English
  • Српски језик
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Train with me
  • Events
  • My eBooks
  • Online Courses
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • English
  • Српски језик
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Am I Successful?

Blog

Am I Successful?

BusinessDictionery.com defines success as:

Achievement of an action within a specified period of time or within a specified parameter. Success can also mean completing an objective or reaching a goal. Success can be expanded to encompass an entire project or be restricted to a single component of a project or task. It can be achieved within the workplace, or in an individual’s personal life. For example, if an individual’s personal goal is to be accepted in a new career, success would occur after the individual has been officially accepted into his or her new place of employment.

Although this definition is very acceptable, I know quite a few people who fit in it, but they don’t perceive themselves as successful. The thing is that if we don’t produce results in one or more important life areas there is a big probability that we will not perceive ourselves as successful. Success doesn’t have a single objective criteria. It has multiple dimensions and it is more about internal parameters and feelings than facts and results. There are many great people who have achieved amazing results and then were not able to handle it. Was the success to big or they didn’t have internal capacities to handle it? Success should always be connected with our own (internal) criteria. But it’s very difficult to recognize them in this fast paced world where people try to reach, more or less, the same goals. In order to recognize our own criteria, we need to step out of the Matrix.

 Morpheus: The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work… when you go to church… when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth. 

Neo: What truth? 

Morpheus: That you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else you were born into bondage. Into a prison that you cannot taste or see or touch. A prison for your mind. 

To find the real criteria we need to STOP and LOOK INSIDE. Nobody but us can set up real success criteria. Does it mean that we should give up external criteria? No! As long as we are aware of the real meaning behind them. Without it, we can get trapped in a rat race.

Real success is usually followed by generosity and gratefulness. Successful people usually don’t focus only on their own results, they are very interested in how these results will impact others. There is a strong inner alignment between achievement, capacities, values and vision. Between “impact on me” and “impact on others”.

If you want to grow your success just notice what are you grateful for. Share this feeling with people around you, support someone to grow in that particular life area, be generous to someone today. Do it now! Repeat this on a daily basis… and success will grow.

Tags:LeadershipSuccess
  • Share:
Admin bar avatar
Pedja Jovanovic
Pedja Jovanovic is ICF Master Certified Coach and Fellow Member Trainer. As professional trainer and coach Pedja Jovanovic has more than 1.000 training days of training and more than 3.000 hours of individual and team coaching. His clients are mostly executives, managers and high potentials of international companies. As Senior Partner in Atria Group, he had the opportunity to conduct many large leadership development projects, as well as a number of skills development programs for different international companies around the world.

You may also like

No Competitive Advantage

  • February 2, 2023
  • by Pedja Jovanovic
  • in Blog
Since the beginning of my sales career I was thought and trained to put focus on the competitive strengths...
Leadership and Organizational Health
December 19, 2022
Coachee is Always Right … Not!
December 13, 2022
Success and joy – can we have both?
November 21, 2022

Leave A Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Tags

Accreditation Balance Certification challenge challengingcoaching Coach training Communicatio Communication Competitiveadvantage Credentials Goals ICF Intention Modeling NLP techniques Optimism organizationalhealth Responsibility Sales Salesdevelopment Self-realization Time management Video

Search

Recent Posts

  • No Competitive Advantage
  • Leadership and Organizational Health
  • Coachee is Always Right … Not!
  • Success and joy – can we have both?

Recent Courses

Influence with NLP

Influence with NLP

Najefektivnije NLP koučing veštine

Najefektivnije NLP koučing veštine

Social Links

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • Instagram
  • Youtube

Brands

  • Atria Group
  • NLP Centar
  • Erickson Serbia
  • PCM

Recent Posts

  • No Competitive Advantage
  • Leadership and Organizational Health
  • Coachee is Always Right … Not!
  • Success and joy – can we have both?
  • Optimism and Responsibility – The Price of Greatness

Newsletters

Subscribe to get updates right in your inbox. We promise to not send you spams.

Powered by Atria

  • Home
  • About
  • Train with me
  • Speaking
  • Atria Group SEE Privacy Policy
  • Atria Group SEE Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
SAVE & ACCEPT