Success

Eastern philosophies like Buddhism say that our desire for achievement, our goal directedness, is the very reason for our discontent. We should not be striving, but rather being. We will not always achieve what we set out to achieve, but we will always find a way to get closer to the things that are important to us. It will not be easy, because the world is full of people and institutions trying to tell us what you should be achieving. It takes strength and courage to know when to follow their advice, and when to lead from our own inner knowing; when to bend and when to stand firm. Success, then, becomes the ability to remain true to ourselves.

— Wayne Visser

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