Sometimes we hang on to goals that no longer light us up because they fit our definition of success. Today, I’m inviting you to redefine success on your terms to fit what lights you up.

Welcome to The Self-Creation School podcast, for women who are ready to ditch mediocrity, step up and get more of what they want, and finally say YES! to a life that sets their soul on fire. I’m your host Leanne Letica, Self-Creation Coach, founder of The Self-Creation School AND Queen of YES!. If you’re ready to play life by your own personal rule book, and give yourself permission to say YES! to yourself and your wildest dreams, this podcast is the place for you.

Hello and welcome to week five of my Summer Secrets Series. If you’re just discovering this series, I recommend starting back at week one because the weekly secrets I’m sharing all build on each other.

Last week we talked about choosing alignment over achievement and checking in with your goals to see if they still feel like a fit. But sometimes the hardest part isn’t recognizing when a goal no longer serves you. It’s actually letting it go. And often that’s because of how you’ve been taught to define success by society.

Now, the way you’ve been measuring success is not necessarily wrong, by the way. It’s probably served you in many ways to get to this point. Maybe it’s pushed you to achieve things you never thought possible. Maybe it helped you build confidence or skills or financial security.

But chances are, if you’ve discovered your current goals no longer feel like a true fit, the success metrics you’ve been using might not be the ones that will serve you the best moving forward.

And so here’s the mindset shift I want you to think about this week. Achieving other people’s version of success isn’t success for you. It’s success for them.

Think about it. When you chase a six-figure launch because your Instagram feed told you anything less is a failure. When you stay in the high-pressure career because stepping back might look like you’ve lost your edge. When you keep pushing for more, bigger, better, because that’s what success is supposed to look like. Whose version of success are you actually chasing?

The truth is we are constantly bombarded with other people’s definitions of what we should want, of what is the acceptable right way to be successful. But here’s what I know, the only definition of success that truly matters is the one that feels successful to you.

And creating a new definition of success requires two things.

First, letting go of the old one without making it wrong. Your previous way of measuring success served its purpose. You can honor what it gave you while recognizing it’s time to move on.

And second, tuning out from the noise. And I mean, really tuning out. Tuning out from the social media posts that make you feel like you’re not doing enough or achieving it fast enough. From your family’s judgment and expectations. From your friend’s success and the pressure of keeping up with the Joneses.

So this week, I’m inviting you to set aside some time and ask yourself, “What does success actually mean to me right now, with what I know about me and what feels aligned and fulfilling to me in this season of my life?”

Your definition of success should make you feel excited, not exhausted. It should align with your values, not everyone else’s expectations. It should support the life you actually want to live, not the life you think you should live.

And when you redefine success on your terms for this season of your life, you stop chasing goals that don’t serve you and start creating a life that does. You stop measuring yourself against other people’s achievements and start celebrating your own aligned choices.

My friend, you get to want what you want. You get to define success in a way that lights you up. And the only version of success that matters is the one that lets you live a free, fulfilled, and flourishing life.

That is your Summer Secret for this week. Make sure you hit subscribe to join me for next week’s secret. And if you’d like a reminder to listen in, you can join the Summer Secret email series at https://selfcreationschool.com/created.

I’ll be back next week with another Summer Secret.

Until then, be the woman who says YES!.

Sometimes we hang on to goals that no longer light us up because they fit our definition of success. Today, I’m inviting you to redefine success on your terms to fit what lights you up.

Welcome to The Self-Creation School podcast, for women who are ready to ditch mediocrity, step up and get more of what they want, and finally say YES! to a life that sets their soul on fire. I’m your host Leanne Letica, Self-Creation Coach, founder of The Self-Creation School AND Queen of YES!. If you’re ready to play life by your own personal rule book, and give yourself permission to say YES! to yourself and your wildest dreams, this podcast is the place for you.

Hello and welcome to week five of my Summer Secrets Series. If you’re just discovering this series, I recommend starting back at week one because the weekly secrets I’m sharing all build on each other.

Last week we talked about choosing alignment over achievement and checking in with your goals to see if they still feel like a fit. But sometimes the hardest part isn’t recognizing when a goal no longer serves you. It’s actually letting it go. And often that’s because of how you’ve been taught to define success by society.

Now, the way you’ve been measuring success is not necessarily wrong, by the way. It’s probably served you in many ways to get to this point. Maybe it’s pushed you to achieve things you never thought possible. Maybe it helped you build confidence or skills or financial security.

But chances are, if you’ve discovered your current goals no longer feel like a true fit, the success metrics you’ve been using might not be the ones that will serve you the best moving forward.

And so here’s the mindset shift I want you to think about this week. Achieving other people’s version of success isn’t success for you. It’s success for them.

Think about it. When you chase a six-figure launch because your Instagram feed told you anything less is a failure. When you stay in the high-pressure career because stepping back might look like you’ve lost your edge. When you keep pushing for more, bigger, better, because that’s what success is supposed to look like. Whose version of success are you actually chasing?

The truth is we are constantly bombarded with other people’s definitions of what we should want, of what is the acceptable right way to be successful. But here’s what I know, the only definition of success that truly matters is the one that feels successful to you.

And creating a new definition of success requires two things.

First, letting go of the old one without making it wrong. Your previous way of measuring success served its purpose. You can honor what it gave you while recognizing it’s time to move on.

And second, tuning out from the noise. And I mean, really tuning out. Tuning out from the social media posts that make you feel like you’re not doing enough or achieving it fast enough. From your family’s judgment and expectations. From your friend’s success and the pressure of keeping up with the Joneses.

So this week, I’m inviting you to set aside some time and ask yourself, “What does success actually mean to me right now, with what I know about me and what feels aligned and fulfilling to me in this season of my life?”

Your definition of success should make you feel excited, not exhausted. It should align with your values, not everyone else’s expectations. It should support the life you actually want to live, not the life you think you should live.

And when you redefine success on your terms for this season of your life, you stop chasing goals that don’t serve you and start creating a life that does. You stop measuring yourself against other people’s achievements and start celebrating your own aligned choices.

My friend, you get to want what you want. You get to define success in a way that lights you up. And the only version of success that matters is the one that lets you live a free, fulfilled, and flourishing life.

That is your Summer Secret for this week. Make sure you hit subscribe to join me for next week’s secret. And if you’d like a reminder to listen in, you can join the Summer Secret email series at https://selfcreationschool.com/created.

I’ll be back next week with another Summer Secret.

Until then, be the woman who says YES!.