Success

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Success

This is actually an issue(if it is) that most people nowadays understand. For convinience, I'll say, it's simply being able to achieve a goal. Here's the thing. Success can be viewed from two different angles.

1. Success, as you yourself sees it and
2. Success, as others see it.

The problem lies in those two, not in defining the word itself(success).

Here's how there are two angles. According to the definition, it's being able to achieve or meet a goal. It's not just you setting goals for yourself. Other people who watch us have expectations too. It becomes their goal for you.

You got that? I hope you did.

Example. You happen to have a goal. Due to the hype of American Idol nowadays, I'll use it.

You're a good singer and you want to know what other people think about your voice because you're not really sure. You say to yourself, "I'm going to audition and I am going to hollywood!". Those people who don't watch the show, going to hollywood is like phase 2. Right there, I guess you've made a goal for yourself.

Your mom, a woman who would like her child to become a sensational recording artist, tells you to make it and she wants you to make the finals. Now she has a goal for you too. We just picked up the two things I enumerated.

After auditioning in your hometown(i.e. Las Vegas), the three judges say yes, say you have a lot of talent and you are going to hollywood. Then they give you the ticket. You and your mom are both happy, as you have just been sent to hollywood. You're pretty much done with your business, but of course, you wouldn't waste an opportunity, right?

Come hollywood week, you get outsung by your peers. So when the results come out, the three judges say you're just not ready for the bigger things ahead. You're happy because your voice was acknowledged and t'was commended, but you just weren't ready.

It was good. Dream done. You made it to hollywood. Your voice was good. You had a chance to be shown on TV. It's time to move on, live out your life before you auditioned for the show. That was good while it lasted, you were thinking while in the elevator going down. Goal accomplished.

Back home, your mom's disappointed at hearing the news. She scolds you for not giving your best. She criticizes you and says you're not a hard worker. Yad-yada.

Even though you've accomplished your goal, you come back to your room with your head down.

You get online on your messenger and a lot of people start talking to you.

"Too bad."

"Oh well."

"There's always next time."

"You could've done better."

"I'm sorry."

Sickening messages of pity, discouraging, you thought. You then realize, they had other plans for you. You know that when you walk through the streets, you're not that cool person who they see on TV anymore. Same old you.

True, some people will acknowledge your accomplisment. Some won't. Of course the negativity of it will affect you more. Hey, if you made it through, maybe everyone might praise me. Not just some.

Having some problems on success, you go to google and you search for success. You come across a blog entitled "Gift of Thought" and you start reading.

Maybe I can help you.

With that example, I can say people think too much of how people think of us that we give too much of ourselves to them. After an achievement, we should just be proud of what we have done. We don't do things for them all the time. Keep your heads up.

It could be the other way around too, because sometimes others expect less than what we have in mind, but you still can't mind them too much. We can't have them tell us, "Well done, that's enough.".

I think that we know in ourselves which is fulfillment and enlightenment. It's our call if we stop or step on the gas.

We can only care for others if they're really affected by what we're doing. We should check if we're stepping on people but not to the extent that they'll be the ones running our lives.

We only get one shot at life. Let's make it ours.

Rant of the Day

Did you watch Game 6 of the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs between the Hornets and the Spurs?!

Horry hit West! A desperation move by the champions. They really want to retain this one. If San Antonio goes on to win this series in New Orleans, game 7, I wouldn't be happy. This is Chris Paul's time. He will knock off the champs. Horry had to make another dirty move after his blow to Steve Nash last year. They had to get Amare and Diaw off the court before they could win on the road. If West won't be 100%, I'd say f*ck you Horry! That would be the 2nd year in a row that your Spurs beat my West teams!!!

I'd have to say that was a f*cked up dirty play! Definitely unnecessary! Get a life old man!

Thanks for reading!