Hello and welcome to the Mindful Kind podcast. I'm your host, Rachel Cable, author of the

Mindfulkind book, Mindfulness Teacher and blogger at Rachelcable.com. Each week this podcast will bring

meaningful tips, tools and strategies so you can manage stress and live more mindfully in the modern world.

Hello and welcome to episode 309 of the Mindful Kind podcast. As the end of 2021 gets closer and

closer, I've been thinking more about success and what I'd like to achieve in 2022.

And I'm actually really excited about it because I've been working hard on a few things

that used to get in the way of my success.

And so now I feel so much more free and excited about the possibilities ahead

and less doubtful of myself or frustrated with my lack of progress.

So in this episode, I'm super excited to dive into four big

reasons why you might not be achieving this success you truly deserve. And I hope that learning

about these will give you some clarity and inspiration for moving forward, especially when the

new year begins. But just before we dive into the reasons why you might not be achieving the success

you deserve, I just want to take a moment to talk about something that I do think is really

important. What does success actually mean to you? I think it's really crucial to get clear about

what success uniquely means to you based on your values and desires and goals. I used to base

my idea of success on what other people were achieving or things I saw on social media or what

other people wanted me to do. And so when I achieved success, it never really felt that great

because it wasn't aligned with what I actually wanted.

Lately, I've really been trying to focus on success and what that means to me.

For example, some of my ideas around success include spending regular quality time with my friends and family, making time for self-care every day, even if it's just a little bit,

looking after my health and doing work

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