Personal success: 2 things no one tells you

It seems today to be considered a professional or successful entrepreneur or have to be in continuous growth, reaping gains, reaching the highest. If you stay as you are, and stop growing is that you have stagnated and are failing in some way.

It is a stereotype or belief deeply rooted in society, right? It seems that if you do not follow that path and have no increasing responsibility, more pay and less time for you then is that you are not really good, you're not a professional or successful entrepreneur.

This may be true for you, then I encourage you to follow and challenging you to grow yourself, but there are also cases of people once in the top of his profession realize that is not what they really wanted and leave all to devote to something quieter. Or people who are raised as they are comfortable and do not want to continue to grow, but doubt if that is not being paying or are unambitious. Do you identify with any of these cases?

I, of course, yes. When I started working in a lab my dream was the Nobel Prize (typically clear), but after a year working too decided that maybe rather not be Nobel prize and have more time for my stuff. As a coach I also know of other cases wildly successful coaches who do not stop doing things, and I find admirable but I've realized that I do not want that; I do not want to spend my life from town to town giving talks, for instance.

For a while I thought I was maybe sabotaging myself, it would be insecurity or fear, but recently reading (highly recommended btw) book "Living Without boss" Sergio Fernandez in which he spoke of the alleged need to grow professionally continuously, I realized that it is not self-sabotage, it's just what I want, the lifestyle you want and when you reach a certain point not interest me grow (at least today) because I am more than satisfied with time than I have available to me and my family. Does that mean you never get to be considered successful professional?

Whether the idea of ​​successful professional today there are two things to say and some are essential:

1 The word "success" has the same meaning for everyone, and it is essential that you decide what it means to you, how far you want to go. Because it is absurd to base your life on the definitions and beliefs of others and dedicate yourself to rack up achievements and then realize you're overwhelmed, stressed and dissatisfied with your situation tremendously.

2 It is not necessary to reach the top or be continually growing to feel good or successful person. That does not mean that you use this as an excuse to stay as you are and not move, or anything, just that you consider where you have to grow up to feel full and satisfied.