{"id":3489,"date":"2019-10-10T12:34:17","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T10:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dazzlepop.net\/site\/?p=3489"},"modified":"2020-06-03T12:30:24","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T10:30:24","slug":"what-is-the-true-meaning-of-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dazzlepop.net\/site\/what-is-the-true-meaning-of-success\/","title":{"rendered":"The True Meaning of Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\";https:\/\/www.incimages.com\/uploaded_files\/image\/970x450\/getty_144564033_970635970450025_44854.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The True Meaning of Success\" title=\"The True Meaning of Success\" \/><\/div>\n<p>What Is the True Meaning of Success?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In any job, there is a fine balance between pursuing success and finding something you are passionate about. I&#8217;ve done both, but I strongly prefer the latter.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the summer of 2001, I was living the high life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a corporate manager in the IT department of a large consumer electronics retailer, I was basking in the glow of my own shining&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/bill-murphy-jr\/the-most-important-success-and-happiness-rules-you-can-learn-from-my-mom.html\">success<\/a>. It had been a long journey. I started out after college working for a small company that made a sign-making machine. It was my first real job, and one that involved a lot of detailed technical writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I ended up having several &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/samuel-bacharach\/be-less-cool-career-tips-for-millennials.html\">careers<\/a>&#8221; at the same company: first as a technical writer, then as a graphics manager, then as a quality assurance manager. One of the best moments in my career was when my boss pulled me aside and said I knew more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazzlepop.net\">technology<\/a> and the product we made than anyone else at the company. I felt the heady wisp of accomplishment. Eventually, I found out about another position across town writing technical manuals for a large IT department. I thought it was worth a shot.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.positivityguides.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/success.jpg\" alt=\"The True Meaning of Success\" \/><figcaption>The True Meaning of Success<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I started in the mid-90s, there were only four of us. Taking a few lessons from my own father in salesmanship, I started championing our cause for communicating with users and making software more usable. I met with every IT manager and just about every department head, ran &#8220;sales&#8221; presentations to describe our services, and landed a bunch of projects. Eventually, I became the leader of our small team, then the manager of a larger team, them a director of three large teams doing writing, design, and usability testing. We built a usability lab and hired a bunch of contractors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through some shifts in management, I started sliding a bit and felt my momentum stall. I could see a dark shadow looming. I was good at building up a team from almost nothing, but maybe not that good at keeping an entire department running. Conflicts arose, salaries changed. Then, a week after September 11, on September 18, I was asked to step into a dark conference room. I noticed a lawyer and someone from HR. My boss showed me to a chair. I&#8217;ll spare you the gory details, but suffice it to say, the meeting did not go well and I was forced to decide if I wanted to keep my current position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/john-brandon\/what-is-the-true-meaning-of-success.html\">inc<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Is the True Meaning of Success? In any job, there is a fine balance between pursuing success and finding something you are passionate about. I&#8217;ve done both, but I strongly prefer the latter. In the summer of 2001, I was living the high life. 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