Success as being Significance.

Many people believe that there's something wrong with aiming to be really successful. While some people put down productive achievement. While the rest snicker at go-getters who set their goals and then devote themselves to realising them. I have heard it a lot these days, the suggestion that if you strive for success, you must not be all that concerned with making a difference and being significant. It's almost as if being a go-getter is incompatible with being compassionate, socially conscious and a good person. This is so nonsense.

I would rather think an extraordinary life contains both success and significant. The essence of life is balance. Without success, I have a sense that the best part of you will feel hollow. Part of what makes us human is the hunger to realise our greatest gifts and to live life fully. We were built to be great. And high achievement is simply a reflection of creativity in action. The more worthwhile things you are doing, the more of your natural creativity you are unleashing.

Success is a creative act. It's also one of the best routes to fulfillment, if blended with a healthy respect for work life balance. I have found that few things feel as great as the feeling I get when I complete something worthwhile. Doing important things promotes happiness. Success awakens joy.

Without significance, I believe that we will feel that we have walked the planet in vain. Success alone, without feeling that you have made a meaningful contribution, will leave the heart feeling empty.

There's nothing wrong with being an elite performer and taking the steps to become remarkable success in this world. But while you chase success, I urge you to stay devoted to elevating the lives you touch and leaving your world better than you found it. That's the significance piece. With both, you'll discover your greatest life!