Diverse Perspectives: Reconsidering the Meaning of Success

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Success is difficult to define. Everyone has their own take on what it means, and there is often a difference between how we think about success and how it shows up in reality.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">India and Erica discuss how they have defined success in the past, how the meaning of success has evolved, and share the perspectives of members of the Pause on the Play® Community.</span></p> <p><strong>In this discussion:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How the definitions of success we’re exposed to early in life create narratives of how we perceive ourselves and others</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why we need diverse perspectives on the meaning of success</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Eight community members share their working definitions of success</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Connect with Our Contributors:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://elainelou.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Elaine Lou Cartas</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.mimjenkinson.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mim Jenkinson</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.patternofpurpose.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Kim Wensel</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodenglish/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">EK Powell</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.trujetty.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jetty Nieuwenhuis</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></li> <li style="f