- Do Orla and Stu get the absolute best of me?
- Does my role support me to be the mother I want to be?
- Do I have the energy and desire to devour a good book at night?
- Do I have a clear identity and interests outside of working and mothering?
- Does my weekly schedule reflect my priorities?
- Are holidays a nice bonus not something I desperately need?
- Are my strengths and gifts well-utilised?
- Are my ways of working supportive of my vitality and wellbeing?
- Am I financially fulfilled?
- Do I adore the people I work with and serve?
- Are my clients delighted?
- Am I creating a positive impact in the world?
- Do I have space to respond to life’s unexpected curveballs?
- Am I consistently growing and learning?
These are the parameters I use to define career success these days. What are yours??
If we don’t have our own clearly defined parameters of what success means to us, the environment we swim in will tend to decide them for us. And in our modern culture, this means a primary focus on achievement, money and status.
There is nothing inherently wrong with any of those things, except when they obscure our focus on other, less culturally-prized aspects of life that tend to have a more powerful impact on our quality of life: like time spent with family, rest, movement and play.
Over to you: what’s your personal version of “success”? What do you need to shift in your life to be more focused on what truly matters?
