Women’s Fitness Australia — May 2017

(WallPaper) #1
How to redefine your life goals and find
your own meaning of triumph

Success


STORY


SUCCESS IS KIND OF LIKE A
PAIR OF SHOES: one size does not
fit all, and if you try to squeeze into
someone else’s pair, you’ll be left covered
in blisters from all the friction. Sure, you
might look the part with your dream job,
dreamy guy and even dreamier apartment,
but if your Pinterest board is brimming
with pics of Nepalese mountains and hot
air balloons, deep down your feet (and
dreams) will be hurting. Deep down,
you’ll know you don’t really want the
glossy black pumps, but if everyone else
is wearing them, you should be too, right?
According to life coach Jae Schaefer
(jaeschaefer.com), that’s a big old nope.
Success, Schaefer says, is the joy of living
life on your own terms – not the terms set
out by others. “It’s feeling connected to
your goals and experiencing a real sense of
accomplishment when you reach them,”
she explains, and although success doesn’t

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