I met some of the wealthiest people in the country. I never wanted to trade places.
Success that only lives in one pillar is expensive.
In short
Success can look impressive from the outside and still feel like something is missing. When it lives in one pillar only, work, energy and relationships often pay the price. Another definition: success is when Self, Social and Work are all high, none tipping over. Self first, then the people you love, then the work that matters.
Early on, I sat across from people with fortunes most of us only read about.
Impressive work. And still, something felt missing.
From the outside, a fortune looks like the finish line. Up close, it can look different. Try this: think of someone whose life you admire and ask what exactly you admire.
Their success lived in one pillar: work.
Energy and relationships often paid the price.
When everything goes into one pillar, the others quietly run low. Try this: notice which of your three got the least of you this week.
That changed my definition.
Success is when Self, Social and Work are all high. None tipping over.
Not perfect balance every day, but none of the three left empty for long. Try this: give each of your three a quick score tonight, just for yourself.
Self first.
Then the people you love. Then the work that matters.
Your energy carries the people you love, and both carry your work. Try this: write one sentence on what success would look like in each of your three.
What would success look like in each of your three? Why not write it down tonight?
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Questions people ask
How do you define success?
One way is to look at three areas at once: your own energy (Self), the people you love (Social) and the work that matters to you (Work). Success is when all three are high and none tips over. What it looks like in detail is yours to decide.
Can you be successful and still feel something is missing?
Yes. Success that lives only in work can look impressive and still leave energy and relationships running low. That gap is often what feels missing.
What does Self, Social, Work mean?
They are the three pillars ifeelfive writes about: Self is your energy and health, Social is the people you love, Work is the work that matters to you.