I have many roles in my life:
- wife
- mother
- carer
- chauffeur
- cook
- cleaner
- chief nagging person etc.
And that’s before you even look at my work life! So you’ll understand that, on some days, simply getting my dad through the day or helping my son with his homework are what makes for a successful day!
For me, success isn’t just about achieving goals, it’s about:
- living life according to my personal values and life’s purpose
- being joyful
- challenging myself, so that I can step outside my comfort zone, face fears and be the person I was meant to be
Here’s what some famous and not-so-famous women have to say about the concept of success:
- Sheryl Sandberg – Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential.
- Helen Keller – Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.
- Michelle Obama – We learned about honesty and integrity – that the truth matters… that you don’t take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules… and success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square.
- Oprah Winfrey – What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing and knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.
- Maya Angelou – If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.
- Margaret Thatcher – What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing and knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.
- Estee Lauder – I never dreamed of success. I worked for it.
- Joyce Brothers – A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.
- Ayn Rand – The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity
- Juliana Hatfield – If you want to achieve things in life, you’ve just got to do them, and if you’re talented and smart, you’ll succeed.
What are your favourite quotes on success?
Take care for now
Karen x