The definition of success:
Success (the opposite of failure or defeat) is the status of having achieved and accomplished an aim or objective. Being successful means achieving desired visions and planned goals. The dictionary describes success as the following: “attaining wealth, prosperity and/or fame”.
Last week, I had at least a dozen weird “writerly” things happen to me. Here are two situations that are relevant to this question: When is a writer considered successful?
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This was the question from my long-time, creative friend Joyce, when I shared with her my doubts about trying to write.
A fearless artist when it comes to her passions, she immediately told me, “First of all, you don’t try, you just do.”
We often go many months without being in touch but have recently set up every-other-week check-ins, maintaining a friendship that thrives on three hour phone chats.
She declared it was time for me to get back to the ‘why?’ Read more
A New Year’s Resolution to Keep!
2018 will not be a year of resolutions to get organized, set a regular housekeeping schedule or become vegan. Similar resolutions made in the past have been dropped by the wayside by February 1st. Typically, only eight percent of resolutions are kept for the year, according to a December, 2016 Huffington Post article. There will be no more resolutions designed to change an undesired trait or behaviour, for me. No more shooting for the moon and setting myself up for failure.
I plan to be part of the eight percent success statistic this year because I am resolved to retire in 2018.
Why do I need to make a resolution to retire? Read more