Too successful to be
called a failure – Clipperdome Chronicles
The theme for the week for me has been about failure. In a
recent conversation with someone the following statement was posed to me- too
successful to be called a failure. I found this to be an interesting
observation and asked if it could be used for a blog. The statement came out of a discussion
regarding male and female relationships.
Are you too successful in most areas of your life, but consider yourself
a failure because you do not have that “special” someone in your life?
In two different audios that I listen to on my commute to
work this week, the theme of failure and success came to the forefront again. I am an avid listener of the monthly CD that
comes with Success Magazine and had misplaced my October edition before
listening to it. Well, the CD showed up this week and I listened to it and it
was about the success of failure. One of
the featured speakers was Todd Duncan and he mentioned this statement, “If you
don’t have failure then you there is no need for success”. I am also listening to Lean In by Sheryl
Sandberg, the COO of Facebook. She
discussed the never ending chase of having it all. Ms. Sandberg brought to
light the realism that we will never have it all because that is how life is. Life is about sacrifice and reciprocity.
How do you cope with the idea of being “too
successful” but still not having it all?
When I say having it all…I mean by the world’s expectation of education,
accomplished work, committed relationship (marriage) and the 2.5 children with
the dog. Do you find yourself overeducating,
overeating, overspending, overachieving, overrelationshipping(ok, I know that
is not a word), but being in a relationship just for the sake of being with someone? I want to remind you that self-actualization
is an inside job and we will always be seeking after it. 
