Who wants you to be successful?  At first, this seems like a silly question with an obvious answer. You may think, “Of course *I* want to be successful. And my spouse/partner, my Mom/Dad want me to be successful, too.”

Then, the smarty pants among you are going to say, “What do you mean, ‘successful’? How do you define it?”

For me success means using your gifts to make a decent living helping others lead better lives.

Do you want to know who really needs you to be successful? Your clients, your community, and people you have never met who can benefit from your genius and gifts.    They need you to be good at what you do and available to help them solve their problems.

But the question remains do YOU have what it takes to be successful? Do you want to share your gifts to make a decent living helping people live better lives?  Do you want to do the work it takes to be successful? Do you want to work the hours, do the thinking, take the risks, give away some genius for the greater good?

Or do you want to sit on the sidelines, be “good enough,” do what you are told, wait for permission, settle for less, make excuses about a poor economy, the evil of managed care, your lack of money and resources?

Success is a choice. For all of us.  However, success is not easy and the path not always clear of bumps.  The information and resources you need to achieve success are available to you if you are willing to take advantage of them.

The greater community needs you to be successful.  They need you to use your gifts to help them live better lives. Do you have what it takes to succeed?