For my final blog piece :( I thought I would leave you with some thoughts to ponder. Thoughts like, “what is the meaning of success” and, “what do you want to be?” Now, if you are just looking at the surface of these questions, you might say, “I want to be a dietitian” or you might say, “If I were rich and famous, that would be success”. Today I want you to look at the above questions on a deeper level.
Letʼs take a look at the levels in the following example:
What do you want to be?
1. A dietitian or nutritionist
2. A dietitian working as an entrepreneur
3. A RD working in my own private practice
4. A Nutrition Therapist working in private practice with a focus on eating intuitively
5. A Nutrition Therapist who loves what she is doing, canʼt wait to get to the office each
day.
6. A therapist who doesnʼt see work as work, but sees work as fun.
7. A therapist who loves her work because she enjoys problem solving and talking to
people. Each client has a unique problem or puzzle that needs to be solved.
8. The go-to person if you want a professional who listens and offers non-judgemental
help to allow you to see and solve your health concerns in a whole new way.
You get the idea. Obviously, your levels will be different than mine, I mean the above example. The original question, as the levels get deeper moves from what do you want to be to who do you want to be. See the difference? A really powerful exercise could be making a list of your top 3-5 “what do I want to be?” answers and taking them to the deepest level you can. Maybe you want to be a dietitian, a husband, an author and a volunteer. By taking these titles and stretching them you will have a compass to check in with. This is great for starting to stretch your brain beyond its comfort zone, and creating dreams. Writing your dreams down significantly helps you to achieve them, i.e. become a success.
What is the meaning of success?
Again, at first glance, you might think, “well, if I had a lot of money, that would mean I
was successful” or maybe, “if I get into that much coveted internship, I would be a success”. Today, I am asking you to flip that question around and think about it in reverse. Deepak Chopra would ask, “What would you do if you had all the time and the
money in the world?” Whatever that answer is, that is what you should do - because that would mean success for you. For me, if I had all the time and money in the world I would read books and talk to people- Oh, and my hubby (soul mate, father of my
children and love of my life since the 10th grade) would be there with me too. So, for me, even though sometimes I get frustrated or upset that my practice isnʼt as thriving as I would like, I am still a success. I spend my days reading books about nutrition, wellness and alternative medicine and then I use this information to help my clients. I absolutely love seeing the light bulb go off in their head when I present information in just the right way to get through to them. People often say, “When I ____ then I will _____” When I finish school, then Iʼll be happy” But the fact is, you will still be you. To have lasting happiness or success, you have to get to the root of what that happiness or success means to you. But, you also must enjoy the journey, because the journey is what life is about. I wish all of you the best in accomplishing your dreams and hope that you take pleasure in the journey as well.
- Heather Rudalavage RD, LDN
For more information on the meaning of success please see Deepak Chopraʼs videos
on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwMXtWwqv6k&feature=related
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