Loving “what is” is the only success anyone has ever had.
Not loving “what is” is the only failure anyone has ever had.
If something happens and I LOVE IT, I call that a success.
If something happens and I DON’T LOVE IT, I call that a failure.
That’s all there is to it.
Success and failure are not tied to outcomes, they’re tied to feelings about outcomes.
…And a feeling is just the natural result of believing a thought, so it all comes down to what I’m thinking and believing.
If I lose my job and I love what happened, it can only be one thing: a success.
If I get a job and I don’t love what happened, it can only be one thing: a failure.
If I come in dead last in the race and I love it, that is a success.
If I come in first in the race and I don’t love it, that is a failure.
If I lose all my money and I love it, that is a success.
If I gain millions and I don’t love it, gaining millions is a failure.
If I get a zero on the test and I love it, that is a success.
If I ace the test and I don’t love it, acing the test is a failure.
If my spouse or significant other dumps me because of who I am and I love it, that is a success.
If I stay in a relationship and I don’t love it, staying in it is a failure.
If no one laughs at my joke and I love it, that is a success.
If everyone laughs at my joke and I don’t love it, that is a failure.
If the whole world rejects me for something I did and I love it, that is a success.
If the whole world adores me for something I did and I don’t love it, that is a failure.
So if I want success in life, I work with what I’m thinking and believing.
...and the only way to do that without kidding myself is to get quiet and question my thoughts in an honest search for the truth.