I was sitting in class as a senior in college, counting down the days until I could graduate and start my life when…⠀
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A young woman stood up in front of the class and started talking about working on a farm and how much she loved it. She was earnest and humble in a way that intrigued me. She said something that shocked me:⠀
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Success means something different to me.⠀
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Say, what? ⠀
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Up until that point I thought there was only one definition of success and it meant to earn tons of money, get married and have a family. (Also, get a college degree!) ⠀
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As a young, impressionable twenty-something eager to start becoming successful, her definition threw me.⠀
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It made me question where I got the idea success meant only one thing.⠀
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It made me ask… if I could define success for me, what would that be?⠀
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And I didn’t know the answer. ⠀
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We are taught so many beliefs and definitions from our parents & society and we adopt them as our own. We think they are ours forever.
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Until one day, someone says something that sparks you to question those beliefs/values/definitions.

And you spend your life living for the answers.⠀
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It took me many years and many, many failed attempts at chasing societal views of success to realize… ⠀
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I get to define what it means.⠀
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And it’s ever-changing, ever-evolving… just as I am. ⠀
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My favorite definition right now is by Maya Angelou: ⠀
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Success is liking yourself, liking what you do and liking how you do it. ⠀
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Yeah, that sounds good to me. ⠀
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✨How do you define success? What definition did you once have and how did it change?✨⠀
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📸 success is a no make-up selfie from bed 😉🙏