chapters of my life, traveler, wife, mother, and rancher

/ Foothill Park/

To me, being successful means...
being happy with where you are in your life. Being able to look back at my life and be satisfied with what I've done, and looking forward to the next chapters of my life.

My definition of success has changed over time. 
Having a good income is nice, but labels and things have never given me a fulfilled feeling. My actions have.

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Poor Palo Alto kid harnesses lessons learned into career of social justice

/ Mitchell Park/

To me, being successful means...
Being financially stable doing something that makes you fairly happy doing.

My definition of success has changed over time. 
I used to think it was one or the other, financially stable versus being happy with what you are doing, defined success. Since I have come to the conclusion that it's a fair balance of the two.

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Traditional and predictable career path; still no easy answers.

/ The Stanford Hills/

To me, being successful means...
Finding fulfillment in whatever it is I spend most of my time doing, be that work, a hobby, or spending time with my family. Success is being happy in MY life, as it is, not as I imagined it or want it to be.

My definition of success has changed over time. 
My view has shifted much more towards internal feelings of fulfillment, rather than external markers. I'm not sure that I would have identified my definition as based on external markers in the past, but as I get older and learn more about myself, I realize that that really was the standard. Graduation, grades, job title, specific tangible achievements. I am working towards bringing the focus around to my internal feeling of satisfaction.

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Techie not Treckie!

/ Yacht Harbor [now closed]/

To me, being successful means...
Making enough money to live comfortably and have a little left over. Having a career where I'm enjoying what I'm doing, but also having a great family life.

My definition of success has not changed over time.  

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I Never Fit the Palo Alto "Mold!"

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To me, being successful means...
Feeling inspired and surrounded by love and support. If I can lay down at the end of every day and know that I am following my heart, however hard the journey, then my life is a success.

My definition of success has changed over time. 
Growing up, in Palo Alto, especially, I really thought that the only positive or desired future was one with wealth, and even some amount of fame. I didn't see another option for happiness.

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