I took the train into London a couple of weeks ago and passed some time reading the Metro as whizzed through the frosty countryside. One thing that caught my eye was was an article on how you know when you’ve ‘Made it’. A survey showed the top 40 things that people feel indicate that they are there… you can see what they are below:
I was a bit shocked by some of the things on the list; knowing about wine and having his and hers sinks is not something I would ever have considered! In fact there were only a handful of things that I could relate to at all. However, it got be thinking. What would my 40 things be?
As it’s nearly the end of the year I thought this might may an interesting exercise, particularly as we tend to review our year and make plans for the new one. I’ve realised that most of the things on my list would be small. And actually about half of them would probably be possible now with a bit of prioritisation.
For example I love having fresh flowers. I don’t buy them very often as I see them as a luxury but actually a bunch of tulips or daffs at the right time of year are just a couple of pounds so actually I could have ‘made it’ already if I just decided that buying fresh flowers was important enough to me to start doing now, rather than waiting till I’ve made it!
How about you? What will let you know that you’ve ‘made it’?
Hi Alice
Like you, most of the 40 wouldnt mean much to me and mine. Its also:
– knowing that I own the business
– earning more as a consultant than I did when I worked in-house
– buying something I want ocassionally and not just something I need
– knowing we can choose to have Heinz rather than own brand
– deciding I dont want the personalised number plate after all
– taking proper breaks through the day
– daffodils, daffodils and more daffodils in Spring
Haha Alice! This is brilliant! I already do a few things on the list so I must have made it!
But yes it’s all about priority isn’t it? My priority is to have flexibility in my life. I am extremely fortunate that my partner’s job means we have more than enough and so I feel I have made it because I can give my time to people who are not as fortunate. I have been able to really devote a lot of time this year to 3 people who mean an awful lot to me.
And in the last 2 weeks my profile on facebook has meant that with little effort I have been able to collect 18 binbags full of clothes and bedding to donate to Crisis.
So yes! With a little thought we can absolutely feel we have made it!
Lots of love to you all!
Vx