Redefining Success = Redefining Happiness

Redefining Success = Redefining Happiness

For a long time, I thought success had a very specific look: packed calendars, glowing performance reviews, being the one people could “always count on.” Each hair in place. Ironed clothes. The list goes on....

And I believed happiness would follow. If I could just keep up, keep proving, keep producing—it would all add up to true happiness. Even on the inside.

So that's what I did. I said "yes" a lot. My calendar was full. My life was full. (I thought. )

But instead, I felt tired. Not just physically, but in my soul. The kind of tired where you realize you’re living someone else’s definition of “enough.”

So one day, I stopped and asked myself "What does "I" feel is true success? What actually makes ME feel alive? And I found out it wasn't about proving anything to anyone.

The answers I came up with were not as bold as I expected. "Space to breathe" "Time to create" - Since I love to write, this was a big one for me.

So now, my calendar is still full. But it has things like "Writing Time" or "Reading Time" or "Take a Walk". Things that make me feel alive. And now, as proven in the photo below, my hair can be a mess, my clothes can be wrinkled, and I can be exhausted because I just flew internationally but I can still be happy inside.

✨ Coaching tip: This week, try writing your own definition of success—not by titles or achievements, but by how you want your life to feel. That definition may just become your map to happiness.