The story of how Joshua Becker measures people's success is quite interesting ...
Minimalism changed me. In order to have fewer things, the way I take off has evidently changed my view of myself and the world around it. One of the most important changes was the reassessment of personal opinion on how the community qualifies for success. People who created, spent, and hid most of the resources for themselves were often described as 'successful ones'.
But this is unfortunate. Some of the best people I know are not considered successful in this case because they prefer to spend their resources less on material things.
The number of these people is very low or at least not enough attention. Instead, they are interested in those who are interested in winning the admiration and appreciation of others. And so, most people tend to be transient and worldly success.
I think it is very important that we should not bloat now, and I want to share with you a list of topics that are not affecting me anymore:
Manufacturing practices are important. So is quality and harmony. I will never understand why it is important in the name of your wardrobe (even outside most of the time). People are paying extra money to be walking advertising pods. For me, the logo and names on the clothes or accessories no longer have any significance. Instead, I appreciate those who have a sense of timeless fashion, and I tend to people who are trying to make an impact with their character or attitude and style.
In one of the chapters in my book, I'm telling the story of Bryan and Nicole. The couple who have been married for five years still sacrifice to pay for the rest of their wedding debts, especially for the unfinished installments of Nicole's finger. Although the rock on one's finger is noticed by some, most people do not even notice it.
It is aimed at safely transporting people from any point of transport to Point B. Reliability is important, so is comfort; especially if you spend a lot of time in it. But most luxury cars are marketed with another motivation, their aim is not just transportation anymore. Can people who you never know really be a sign of strength and success for you to take 60 seconds attention in traffic lights?
Houses provide shelter and stability. They represent your finances and your neighboring investments. Throughout my life, I have had the chance to become a host (one at a time) and experience the pride of providing a home for my family. But in this process we are headed for smaller houses and we never regret it. When I pass by a big house today, all I think is how happy and peaceful we are in our little house.
Today, the ultimate measure of success is personal wealth. By the way, we are not the first - this standard applies to almost every community from the beginning of time. But I started to think this measure was wrong. Could a balance in a bank account be a measure of success? Instead, should not the goodness we have accumulated throughout our lives be the measure of real success?
The other day I was spending time in the park with my children and a group of friends. One of the earliest and most repetitive conversations I had was comparison of technological devices. "Which iPhone were we using? What did our iPod do? Guess it's getting an iPad as a birthday present? "It was uncomfortable to see so many children under 10 years of age doing comparisons of electronic devices. I recalled how much I blame and amend them, but we are not different in adults. If we did not compare mobile phones, we were comparing the speed of our laptops or the screen size of our TVs.
Almost everyone continues to compete in social media to share their beautiful experiences and photos - from new outfits to restaurant meals and even to plane wings ... These images show moments that are routinely selected and shared from the most exciting moments of our lives. Moreover, they are being edited and played for minutes before they share, so they look even better. We are photoshopping our lives for social media.
Let's stop trying to influence others with these things we have. And let's begin to try to inspire them with the lives we have.
Source : Joshua Baker
