Tomorrow is December 1st, and, as always, I will take the month of December off from Best Friends at the Bar to spend time with family and friends and celebrate the holidays.
Before I go, I would like to share with you how one woman defines success. That woman is Idina Menzel, Tony award winning singer and actress. Here is what she has to say about success:
“There are about 3 million notes in a two-and-a-half-hour musical; being a perfectionist, it took me a long time to realize that if I’m hitting 75 percent of them, I’m succeeding. Performing isn’t only about the acrobatics and the high notes: It’s staying in the moment, connecting with the audience in an authentic way, and making yourself real to them through the music.
I am more than the notes I hit, and that’s how I try to approach my life. You can’t get it all right all the time, but you can try your best. If you’ve done that, all that’s left is to accept your shortcomings and have the courage to try to overcome them.”
Think about it. Success is relative to each of us and our circumstances. However, the potential for doing the best we can and having the courage to try to overcome our deficiencies is constant in us all. We just need to give ourselves credit for trying and for doing the best with what we have.
That is success.
I hope that all of you will enjoy your holiday celebrations, and I look forward to reconnecting with you in the new year. Be safe!
See you in January!
