10/13/2008
Why your choices do matter
 I’ve been thinking a lot lately (OK…I am always thinking about this kind of stuff) about what success really means to me. I speak for myself, of course, when I say that success is largely defined by this one word: CHOICE. To me, success has a lot to do with freedom. Freedom is about CHOICE. In the beginning of my career, when I worked for others, I felt trapped. I didn’t feel very excited about my days or my future days, and felt that I wasn’t where I really wanted to be. I was, or at least I felt I was, choice-less. Even on a bad day, I am grateful for the choices I have: • I choose how (and how not) to spend my time. • I choose to work with people I love and not to work with those I don’t. • I choose to take on the projects that I feel passionate about and that allow me to use my skills and expertise to help my clients. • I choose to refer projects and clients, when applicable, to those professionals who are better-suited to the task at hand. • I choose to work with vendors, contractors, colleagues, clients and partners who are professional, honest and excellent at what they do. And, really, I can choose to choose success. And that is what I try to do every day. Not every day on its own is what I would call a success. But the choices I have created for myself – and I hope you feel this way about your life and your career as well – make the inevitable ups and downs all worth it. Technorati tags: business choices, business advice, productivity in business, Allison Nazarian, Get It In Writing Labels: business advice, choice, productivity in business |
