The Notion of Success

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🗓️ 4 April 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to my morning monologue.
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0:26.2	at Dr.ora.com.
0:28.5	The notion of success.
0:30.3	There are big successes, like earning a lot of money, getting professional status that's huge, being able to have a lot of nice things.
0:43.7	I mean, these are successes.
0:47.4	Getting an award.
0:48.8	These are successes.
0:50.4	Don't sniff your nose at them and don't say, they're not really important.
0:54.0	They are. Of course they are. However, comma, what do we do with successes every day?
1:07.5	We have to celebrate daily successes in order to have a life that feels good.
1:18.6	What are everyday successes?
1:22.6	Maybe you won over a temptation. Maybe you didn't eat that cheesecake. Maybe you didn't drink that
1:36.9	alcohol. Maybe you did take an hour walk. Maybe you did instead of just lay around. I mean, just look at the little
1:48.8	things you did. Maybe you did something very compassionate for somebody.
1:57.6	This is a healthy way to start looking at successes.
2:03.3	And you should celebrate this.
2:09.4	I mean, people beat themselves up a lot.
2:15.0	So anything you accomplish during the day,
2:17.7	think about it.
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