“What I like about success is that it can be a fluid thing that changes as you mature and gain more perspective on yourself and the world. At first, success can mean setting a goal and achieving it. But then as you grow older, you start to question what those goals should be. Should they be goals that only benefit yourself, that show off how wonderful you are? Or is success establishing goals that are more fulfilling over a lifetime? I think I’m successful, not because of the awards and trophies, but because those things helped me create a platform from which to help others. Success has to bring you a sense of satisfaction; it has to fill you up. If achieving something only makes you hungry for more, that’s not success, it’s an addiction. You’re never full.”
-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Today, take a moment to reflect on what “being full” looks like for you — not in terms of achievements, but in faith, meaning, and generosity. Success may be less about what we get and more about what we give, and who we become in the process.