How to “Make It”
Failure is all in your head.
Becoming successful often feels like a rat race. Everyone is racing towards the same finish line at any cost- cutting corners, sabotaging competitors, and losing themselves along the way. Metaphors aside, moving ahead in life can feel like a competition that you may never win. So, the question is: how can we make it?
To be successful, one has to change their perspective on success. According to the Oxford Dictionary, success is defined as “the accomplishment of an aim or purpose.” Success does not have to equate to fame, wealth, or power- even though many of us associate the word with this. Instead, success is simply accomplishing your goals. These don’t have to be your ultimate goals. They can actually be small goals that you adjust once you meet them. Victories don’t have to be huge- they can be baby steps. Their size does not make them any less important.
Thrive Global, a company focused on “unlocking human potential,” describes that finishing these small successes can lead one to being more likely to create more success in their life. By acknowledging your own small victories, you can become even more motivated to work towards bigger successes.
Moreover, meeting your huge goals in life don’t have to be overnight. Many famous figures got their successful start later in life.
These figures include Alan Rickman, an esteemed actor; Bob Ross, a famous artist and TV personality; and even Stan Lee, the comic book writer whose famous comics didn’t hit their peak fame until he was thirty-nine years old. The list can go on and on for traditionally successful people who didn’t reach their pinnacles until later in life.
People expect to be famous, wealthy, and powerful overnight. The chances of this happening is so minute. Instead, focus on your small victories. See your small high points as stepping stones. Remember that you are not just your one success, but all of the small successes that you have reached along the way. If it took people like Morgan Freeman until they were 50 to reach their big break, then why can’t you wait that long? You’ve got this.
