Success (Create value, not amount)

When i was a kid, i used to have this mentality whereby in order to be successful in life, you need to earn lots and lots of money, live in a big house, own big cars, etc. But as i mature over the years, i realised that value is more important than amount. 

To me now, success is not based on how much a person earns, it depends on the achievements that the person has achieved and how valuable those achievements are to him/her and to the people around him/her or whose life were impacted by those achievements. 

Think of it like when you are playing an Xbox game, you often look for achievements to unlock, right? Well, apply that same mentality and drive to your life. 

If a person's childhood dream is to open a restaurant and so after lots of ups and downs, taking up jobs in food industries to gain experience, finding business partners, the person finally opened it and it soon became one of the top restaurants nationally or internationally, then would i say that that person's have become successful? Yes. Because he/she has achieved something in his/her life. 



Let's take a look at another example....

If a teacher started teaching after he/she graduated and after a few years of teaching experience, he/she has received numerous awards, and many of his/her students have come to thank him/her after they graduated from that particular school, thanking him/her for his/her hard work and motivation and that inspired them to do well. Again, that teacher has succeeded. 





Of course, don't just gain one achievement and not look for others because you have achieved that. Live your life to the fullest. Even though that single achievement may mean a lot to you and to the people around you, look for other achievements to " unlock ". Because i believe that if you have achieved something and not try to achieve something else, you will feel empty inside. So have different goals every time. The world is huge. 

Money is important. But it is important only for our needs. Do not let money defines your life, let those achievements define you and the money would come naturally. If i'm looking for Polytechnic and University courses, I would choose the ones that i have a passion for and the ones that drives me to achieve lots of things in the future. Cos when I go out to work, i do not want to be thinking, where am i going with this career? Same old things again and again. Man, this is boring as sh**. Instead i want to be thinking, okay... Next. Hmm.. Nevermind i got this. I want a job whereby i can see the results of my work immediately. 

And that, is what i mean by, create value, not amount. 




Congratulations! You unlocked an achievement as well. Yes, you, the one behind the screen ^^ I'm kidding...