Unsuccessfully successful

A month ago I have published an article about success. It shared in that article the story of the person who was my inspiration why I also started my business. Unfortunately, I mentioned there that I still do not have a successful story to share as I am still in the process of paying my debts. However, I feel like it is also my success story because I would not be able to pay it without motivation, dedication, passion and hardwork. I said in my article that,

Success for me consists of equal parts of motivation, dedication, passion, hardwork, discipline and patience sautéed in mistakes and criticisms and seasoned with defeats and failures.

It was my recipe for success. But if I were to define success, it is when a person achieves something through hardwork no matter how big or small it is. Looking back, I consider finishing my studies as my success story. Cooking a delicious dish that my family and friends love is also a success for me. Even passing gas after my surgeries was a success for me. In life we would experience a lot of success as well as failures. We all have different perspectives with regards to success. @Firenze's definition of success is having peace of mind. What is your own definition of success? For me, it is a never ending process because there will always be something that a person wants to achieve in their life. And after they have succeeded in one thing, they move to another until they are contented with what they have achieved. Most success stories started with a dream which became a person's goal.

Though a person's success can also be someone's success. For instance, when my brother and I have finished our studies, I believe that it was our parents' success as well. I cannot say that my career path is my parents' success because I know for a fact that my dad was so disappointed when I chose this path and how I turned out to be. Anyway, when my friend got promoted or when my friend's business was booming, it was also my success. When a boxer wins a championship match, it is also the country's success. We all can share someone's success and triumph and at the same time, we also share their defeats and losses. Remember that there are also unsuccessful moments in every successful story.

There are times that I neglect to notice that there are things that I have done that is already a success story because I was too focused on the bigger picture. I said before that in my business I still do not have a successful or inspiring story to share but I just realized that I already have. I was successful in receiving orders before even if it was seasonal and even majority of it was from my family and friends. But I did not see it as part of my success because for me, a successful business is when it is thriving and my profit from my business is used for a lot of things whether for personal or business needs. Sadly, I have used most of my profit in paying for my debt and because of that I was not able to enjoy the fruits of my hardwork. That was my definition of a successful business or a successful life before, seeing my life and my business in the bigger picture or having that glamourous lifestyle.

Soon I will become debt free and that is my biggest success in years. After that I can now focus on my next goals which are my business and my Youtube channel. I know that I will be successful as long as I put my mind into it. I am still in the process of attaining a successful life. There will be some distractions along the way but that is how life is suppose to be as it is filled with unexpected adventures. We will all be successful despite the challenges that we face each day and our sweetest victory is to live a comfortable life. I hope we can learn how to appreciate even our small achievements. I also hope that you would not be like me who only looked at the bigger meaning of success and neglect our small accomplishments. We work in order to achieve something and that is already a success. Just like publishing an article which I consider as part of my daily success. We just have to stay positive that we will be successful in everything that we do. I wish there would come a time where we can write about our successful stories so we can inspire other people. But I hope that if ever we become successful, we would not forget to thank our Creator and we should remember to always stay humble. I wish us all good luck in our future endeavors.

This is in response to JonicaBradley's Writing Prompt #9 Success

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1. Join the Promptly Jonica community here
2. Write anything about success
3. Write 100% original content
4. Submit your article to PromptlyJonica
5. Have fun!

P.S. lead image is a photo taken during pur graduation