2009 March « beth.ellie

Definition of Success

March 28, 2009 at 5:28 pm (Career Moments)

What’s the definition of success?

When I first started working; first gotten my promotion, I thought that’s success.

Then as the going gets tough… as my nose kept bumping into corners…as my pride gets squashed with mistakes… as colleagues seemingly give me the cold shoulders, I felt almost as if I am the biggest failure on planet earth.

Until…

I heared Your voice in the midst of the various situations.

You tell me that however people react to me does not diminish even one small part of my worth… You remind me that if I were to find myself in the same situation, I am to learn not to react the same way as they do but rather with kindness.

At the end of the day, if my character is better moulded…even if I may not get a quick promotion or better performance bonus; I may be successful after all.

Definition of Me

March 28, 2009 at 5:16 pm (Movie Moments)

A quote from the movie Confession of a Shopaholic that strike a chord in me.

This is the part where Rebecca’s dad offered to sell off the trailer in order to help pay off her debts.

Rebecca Bloomwood: No, I won’t allow you to do this. It defines you. The trailer absolutely defines you.

Rebecca Bloomwood’s Dad: Nothing defines me. What defines me is you and your mom.

Here’s where one go ‘awwwww’. :p

But seriously, it reminded me that my worth and identity is not based on the clothes I wear (God knows how I often wish I had better fashion sense!), the company I keep, the brand I use but rather the relationship I have with people and most importantly God.

What defines you or me?