Shift Your Perspective: On Success

By Diane Wing M.A.

How many times have you looked around and felt that others were more successful than you feel you are?   Is it the amount of money they make, the large home, or the jet-set lifestyle they lead? Now look at them again.  Is it only the material things they have that you want?

I know many people in corporate jobs that make a lot of money, but who are unhappy in the rigid, political environment that is inherent in most large corporations.  Of course there are exceptions, but they are few and far between.  Climbing the corporate ladder or becoming famous or achieving a medical degree are some examples of what many feel defines success.

Society has its standards of what success looks like, and the majority of people strive to attain it despite how unhappy it makes them or how stressed they feel.  Succeeding by your own standards allows you to function in accordance with your true nature…