Happy Girl on the Rise Wednesday,

Happy Hump Day AND the end of October! We are officially in the homestretch of the year 2025, which means it’s reflection time! I’m not going to probe you with questions today, but it might be a good idea to start asking yourself some questions about how 2025 went for you and what you want the year 2026 to look like. And one of those questions might be what today’s newsletter is about, defining what success looks like to you.

This week’s Girl on the Rise Newsletter is 739 words (2-minute read).

This week’s affirmation:

“I deserve to live a life defined by my measures of success.”

What Does a Successful Life Look Like to You?

We all want to be successful. Like, seriously, how many times have you answered, “successful” when asked what you want from life?

But have you ever stopped to ask yourself what that actually means? And I’m not talking about the dictionary definition. I’m asking, “What does success look like in your own life?”

So often (and I’m super guilty of this), we chase after someone else’s version of success, like the giant house, the fancy car, the title, the perfectly curated life on social media. But what we fail to do before we begin to pursue is stop to ask whether those things truly matter to us.

We get caught in the comparison trap, measuring our progress against someone else’s highlight reel, and before we know it, we’re running a race we never meant to enter. And that moment is a literal slap in the face. Because what we failed to recognize from the very beginning is….

Success is personal. (read that again)

My definition is not the same as yours or anyone else’s. There are literally 7 billion different definitions of success.

For one person, success might mean climbing the corporate ladder. For another, it might mean creating art, traveling the world, or simply living peacefully and authentically.

There is no right or wrong way to define it.

What matters is that you take the time to define it for yourself, because if you don’t, the world will do it for you. And one day you’ll wake up and realize that your unhappiness is being caused because somewhere along the way between where you were and where you are now, you followed someone else’s definition of what success looks like instead of defining and following your own.

Life isn’t about checking the same boxes as everyone else. It’s about building a life that aligns with your values, your priorities, and your definition of fulfillment.

This week, I encourage you to take a few minutes to reflect on what “a successful life” truly looks like to you. You can start by asking yourself:

• What matters most to me?

• What brings me peace?

• What do I want to look back on at the end of my life and feel proud of?

Because at the end of it all, success isn’t about how much you have. It’s about meaning, love, and alignment you’ve created in your own unique way.

Define it. Live it. Own it.

You deserve to feel proud of your version of success.

Until next time, keep going and keep growing.

Coach Tay

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