Success Strategies

Everybody knows that money can’t buy happiness.  Still, ask people what success means, or ask them to identify successful people, and nine out of ten times wealth will be a significant factor.

I’m not sure why that is.  I guess we really are superficial enough in this society to think that the cost of one’s car, the brand of one’s watch, the label on one’s clothes and the neighbourhood one’s house is in is what defines success.

This is so wrong.

Now, I know that I should be spending a lot more time and many more words before I roll out this important secret.  Post maybe 10 are 12 articles over a couple of months.  Build the suspense.  Keep you reading.  Suck you in.  Well, please.  This ain’t exactly rocket science.  The secret to success is balance.  That’s all.  Balance.  And, as an aside, I have a friend who is a rocket scientist.  He tells me that rocket science isn’t really rocket science, either.  Basically, the pointy end it goes up.  You light the other end.  All the rest is mere detail.

‘Course, we all know that the devil is in the details and if success was so darned easy we’d all be successful.  And you know what?  We can be.  Successful, that is.  We can’t all be a rocket scientists…which is probably a very good thing.  Somebody has to grow the potatoes.

This blog is all about success: the strategies and tactics we need to employ to be successful in all aspects of our lives.  Not just money, although making thoughtful decisions about money…and how to make, invest and spend it…will be a major theme here.  Not just health, although a healthy diet, weight loss, fitness and preventing illness will be a pretty common topic as well.  Not just family, although family roles and relationships will inevitably be a part of this.  Not just work, although how can we not talk about that?  Not just citizenship, although social action and playing a positive role in the community will be discussed as well.  We’ll probably end up looking at personal growth a bit, relationships, and whatever else comes up as a new readers discover this blog, post their comments and make suggestions.

Ultimately, success leads to happiness.  And is there any reason to be on this planet if we aren’t happy? 

So let’s unearth the strategies.  Unwrap the tactics.  Develop the plan.  Get going!

Here’s to success!

Me?  My name is Al.  I live in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  I’m just another guy, really.  I’ve been lucky enough to live and work in fifteen countries on five continents, so maybe my perspective is a bit different than most folks.  I’m really interested in success…and what it means…and how one can achieve it…and maintain it.  Turns out to be pretty hard work.  But so worth it!

I’d be delighted to strike up a conversation with you about success…or any of the elements of it.  Get in touch. 

All the Best,

Al Vigoda