3477: How To Define Success For Yourself (no, but REALLY) by Sarah Von Bargen of Yes and Yes on Find Your Vision

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🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3477: Sarah Von Bargen challenges the conventional definition of success, encouraging you to create your own based on what truly makes you happy. By questioning societal expectations and defining success in personal terms whether it’s financial stability, meaningful relationships, or simply getting enough sleep you make it both more attainable and fulfilling. Once you clarify your vision, small, intentional steps can bring it to life. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.yesandyes.org/2017/01/how-to-define-success-for-yourself.html Quotes to ponder: "If you can’t name it, you can’t claim it." "When we actually, literally define what ‘success’ looks like to us, surprise! It’s a lot easier to feel successful." "Once you know what success looks like for you, take a few tiny, doable steps to get closer." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.6	This is Optimal Living Daily. How to define success for yourself? No, but really.
0:37.1	By Sarah Von Bargan of yes-and-yes.org,
0:39.9	and I'm Justin Mollick. We're going to jump right into today's article as we optimize your life.
0:49.2	How to define success for yourself? No, but really, by Sarah Von Bargan of yes-and-yes.org.
0:57.4	We've all seen those hand-lettered quotes floating around Pinterest, haven't we?
1:02.6	Write your own definition of success, or success is, photocallage of six-pack abs, checked-off
1:09.5	lists and lattes.
1:14.4	If you're anything like me, you nod at your computer screen.
1:18.1	You think, yes, I should write my own definition of success.
1:20.4	Then we forget about it.
1:23.7	We go back to subconsciously believing the version of success marketed by every magazine, TV show, and movie.
1:30.2	And based on those standards, we're doing life wrong. Took me years to realize that I, like everyone else ever, had quietly absorbed all
1:38.0	these ideas about success. I'd watched enough sitcoms to know that success looks like stainless
1:43.6	steel kitchen appliances and European cars. I'd read enough sitcoms to know that success looks like stainless steel kitchen appliances and
1:45.5	European cars. I'd read enough women's magazines to know success looks like a high, tight butt
1:51.7	and a high-earning husband. I'd been an American long enough to know that success looks like
1:57.8	a six-figure salary, two and a half children, and good teeth. I never opted into
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