Success - looking at it and thinking about it

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Success: I used to think that this is the way of life, to find success in life - the sole purpose of how life is all about. Of course, now, I can preach and preach about how this is not so. But I'm not so interested in doing so now. My friend just sent me an email, about the 8 ways of having a consistent flow of success and I think the following which the email mentioned really holds true:

Success should not be at the center of your life. There are many more important things that you need to tend you. When you neglect or postpone what is important in your life, you will find that you are chasing success just to have more time, more energy and more money to enjoy life. It doesn’t happen that way. Set aside time to work on your career goals, business plan, life plan, etc, then continue with our life. If you're always on the look-out for success, it will rarely come. Have you heard the expression: "A watched phone never rings.”? Be patient and don't try to rush success. Learn to let go and you will see a transformation in yourself and your success plans.



More often than not, the most important thing in life is not success but it's about life itself. And it's not all about the physical life which people like to mention, which we often hear: 'c'mon lah, have a life, man'. Not so much about physical life considering that we only have the most 80 years or so here. But more on spiritual life. Jesus came so that we may not only have life, but have it to the full... something we can perhaps think about... how should we live our life such that our life is not a failure, but a success in the eye of One audience, the only One who matters: God.

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