36. The Dynamic Nature of Success & Accomplishment

Meg Scales is back for a conversation filled with life updates ranging from hay season and summer chaos to vulnerability about today’s topic. This episode is the next step in the conversation about quitting that we had a few weeks ago on the podcast. We know how we feel about quitting; the next questions are: What do success and accomplishment mean to us? And how have they changed in different seasons of life?   Looking back at our younger years, we had different ideas, goals, and capacities of what accomplishment and success looked like, but they have shifted and grown as we have done the same. As we check in with ourselves, we don’t need to move forward with old narratives; everything can pivot as we experience more in life.    Meg shares how academic drive was always a marker of success to her, but it’s now shifted to a curiosity for knowledge that helps her continue to grow. I share how, in a past season of life, being a CEO by 29 meant success. My definition of success was informed by my deep need for validation. Now, success means I want to feel contentment in the pursuit instead of assuming that the contentment will come from attainment.   What does success look like to you? Let’s use this conversation to inspire each other!   Resources & Links: FREE Set the Tone Workbook Episode 32: How Do You Feel About Quitting? Episode 26: A Conversation about Communication Learn more about Cowgirls Over Coffee Membership Community Join the Cowgirls Over Coffee Membership Community waitlist   Connect with Meg Scales: Follow on Instagram @meg.scales     Connect with Thea and the community: Follow on Instagram @thea.does.the.things and @cowgirlsovercoffee       Follow on Facebook @cowgirlsovercoffee   Make sure to hit subscribe/follow so you never miss a convo!