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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

09. Huge Success

Geezer Jon,

How will I know when I'm successful?  What should it feel like?

-JPS

3 comments:

  1. Whippersnapper Jon,

    You don’t, plain and simple. You want proof? You’re already successful.

    Success, I’ve discovered, is nothing like how it sounds, or how anyone would imagine it. Success conjures images of freedom, or infinity wealth and power, of going to new places, and exploring new places, of making powerful decision, and being looked up to, and being smart and responsible, but having these things come naturally, of raising a loving and loyal family, and doing good on your word to help the world. These things I attributed to success; in their absence, all I saw was failure.

    However, not long ago I now see the insincerity of the whole en devour. It’s not about doing what you want. It’s about wanting what you do. In other words, find something worth wanting for, and do it. Period.

    Yes, you could always do what you want, within reason. But no one can want what they want. It is your self that determines what you want. That's the sad truth the face. Face it soon.

    -JPS

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  2. I like the "wanting what you do" piece of this. I'm also intrigued by the idea of wanting "success" --success at what? It seems so vague and ominous.

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