Success v. Failure

What if all this time what we thought of as “success” is really a massive failure?

What if each failure contributed to overall success?

Success and failure can be a bit deceiving when viewed on the surface. Kind of like the tip of the iceberg looks friendly enough – maybe even a bit beautiful when the light is just right – but massive underneath and quite deadly.

A man appears to be successful. Lots of money, nice cars, a beautiful woman at his side, influence and power at his place of employment.

Then you look beneath the surface and you see jealousy, discontent, always looking over his shoulder at work for fear someone will stab in the back and take his place.

And the beautiful woman is his mistress.

Not exactly the picture of success when you see the whole picture.

And then there’s a man who’s not wealthy, but has enough to provide for his family and pay the bills. A bit of debt he’s paying off because of some sort of toy he unwisely bought on impulse, but everything is paid on time. He works a job he doesn’t necessarily love, but he’s content with it, and no one is gunning for it behind his back. Each night he lays down and sleeps a good 7-8 hours, and wakes up feeling fresh and eager to get back at it.

What would you consider to be “success”?

Maybe at a certain age, we would be inclined to think the first scenario is the definition of success. If others crave what you have, then you must have done pretty well for yourself, right? But then you get a little bit older and realize it’s all junk and what really matters is our character.

Success and failure are highly subjective. Everyone has their own definition of it.

But can we agree that Exhibit B, although he won’t be featured on the cover of Success Magazine anytime soon, is a success in his own right. Why? Because he’s content with what he has.

Exhibit A could very well be next in line to be on the cover of that magazine, with his $200 haircut, killer smile, and gorgeous wife at his side (sorry mistress, you missed the cut for this one.)

But is he really successful?

Kind of a Prince and Pauper situation there, isn’t it.

It turns out that I unearthed an old book called Success and Failure that talks about this very thing. It was just sitting there in the public domain, collecting dust, and when I read it I knew it deserved a second hearing in the 21st Century. The language is a bit archaic, and, well, British, but the ideas and principles contained in it are timeless.

Success and Failure is one of the titles available in my growing collection of “Audiobooks in the Public Domain.” And I’ve decided to offer these titles as a subscription service.

It’s $4.99 per month for unlimited access to every title in the collection currently and every title that will be added in the future.

So if you pay $4.99 for one month, and then decide to download the audios to your device and cancel your subscription, no one will be the wiser.

I’m not saying I got this idea from past behavior; I’m just saying you can work this to your advantage and get some good listening material for a really great price!

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