Can you come up with a better definition than this? I doubt it.

I’ve talked about success before and have always said that you define your success. Well, Maya has made it easy on you because if you embrace her definition, it shows you that it is all about you.

What else does this mean? It means that you are responsible for your happiness. You can’t blame lack of it on anyone else or anything else.

The first part is key liking yourself is the most important thing you can learn to do. It took me over 70 years but I finally like myself. Sometimes it still shocks me. And then I laugh. You have to laugh at your path. It isn’t accidental so you need to have fun tracing it and seeing all the twists and turns.

I think that once you really like yourself the other two aspects will come naturally. You will know what you want to do and part of that path you’ve been on will lead you right to the door of what you like to do. You have to keep your eyes open though or else you might just walk by that door.

Once you stop and open the door to what you like to do, it will be natural that you do it well. Maybe not at the start but you will strive to do it better and better. Do you know anyone who really loves tennis and is satisfied with being mediocre? No. They continue to learn about different techniques and they practice because they want to improve. They may not be the best Wimbledon winner but they don’t stop learning and practicing.

What, then, is holding you back from success? You have all the elements. What are you waiting for?