I was about to ignore this video when I came across it, as the to-do list for the day is still very much unchecked. 16 minutes for a video is quite very long I thought.

Then again, it’s a talk by a writer, whose books I’ve been reading for the past few months. I thought, perhaps, these 16 minutes could be as intriguing as his books I’ve read.

one word -- wow!

Before this post, I wrote a short entry about how I woke up one morning and thinking that I really want to be successful, in whatever I do in life. That was on the back of a failed interview for a job, which I’ve already very much set my mind on. The only reason I didn’t publish the post was because after write the short entry, a thought came to me -- if I want to be successful, what is the most concrete representation of being successful?

I thought I got some kinda answer in his talk.

To live a successful life, the success must be defined by nobody but ourselves. The definition of success must not be sucked in from the media, the magazines and other people’s expectations, which is so inevitable with the information all around us. Yet, at the end of the day, we are and should be authors of our own ambitions. And it is a fact that nobody can be successful in every aspects of life.

And also, a dig at the much advertised ‘work-life balance’ in job placement advertisements these days -- nonsense. Does it mean being mediocre in both work and life? Nobody wants to work like a horse and lead a lifeless life. But the so-called balance should not be a given by the company you’re working for, but a definition that is unique to every individual.