Am I Successful? A Self-Check

Are you successful?

For me, it was a hard question to answer. But not any more.

Success is subjective.

One’s success is not the same as another’s.

But I have a definition of success. That comes from my experiences.

I can tell you the secret recipe.

Before that, I want to tell you a real story.

I purchased a house last year. It came with a big lawn.

The lawn grass was almost dead, patchy. Weeds were the prominent part of it.

As the lawn was in such poor condition, the house's beauty also looked poor.

People were giving me tips on what to do. Some said to remove the old lawn and put in new grass.

Some suggested putting in an artificial lawn.

I called professionals for both natural and artificial lawn options.

I was surprised by their quotes. It was too pricey for both options. One of the guys told me to take care of the lawn by myself.

Although it was a criticism, I took it positively.

I asked myself, why not give it a try?

I started watering the dead-looking lawn.

People told me I was wasting my time, water bill, etc.

But in my mind, I believed that no matter what, I would try for three months.

I continued to water, mow, and remove weeds.

After one month, it seemed like there was no improvement!

Although the weeds seemed less, the grass was not growing as expected.

No one was giving me encouraging feedback. I saw laughter and humiliation.

But, I kept going.

My goal was for three months, so two more months to go.

It was a damn hot summer and one of the longest times without rain.

I was also getting concerned.

But, I kept going.

I used to spend around 30 minutes every afternoon.

I saw little growth in the grass.

I saw hope.

I kept going.

After the end of the second month, I saw some improvement in the grass quality.

It looked greener and healthier. Although there were still big patchy areas. One month to go.

I started spending 10 minutes more.

I saw the lawn getting greener every day. It started covering the patchy areas.

It was growing bigger.

It was time to mow the lawn. I was afraid to do that, considering all the hard work.

After mowing, the grass didn’t look good. But after three days, it looked good again.

Now my lawn looks green and healthy. I saw my lawn always allowed weeds to grow.

Surprisingly, now I saw people talking about my lawn.

Asking for my suggestions on how to make a green lawn.

Did you get my point?

You can be successful when people ask for suggestions based on your achievements.

Although there are lots of good lawns out there, I feel successful because people are asking for my suggestions.

Here is a self-check:

Do people ask for your opinion on what you are good at?

Thanks for reading.