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“I feel like I've been living someone else's definition of success.”
Inherited definitions of success are not your fault — but continuing to chase them once you've noticed is. The author of your life gets to define the terms. That is not selfish. It is necessary.
Your Practice
Write your own definition of success — not your parents', not your culture's, yours. What does winning actually look like on your terms in five years? Compare it to how you're spending your time right now. Find the biggest mismatch. Cut or change one thing this week that belongs to the old definition.
The Architects
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”
— Epictetus, Discourses