Discovering Success: Lessons from Harvard and Life

Success. As the word rolls off your tongue, it sounds so tempting and seductive. Perhaps there has never been anything that has driven more people mad than the pursuit of success. From an early age, we are conditioned by our family and society to seek success. Young toddlers are showered with praise and cheered as they take their first steps or form their first words. As they enter school, they are rewarded with happy faces, stickers, and more praise. As they grow older, the happy faces and stickers are replaced with percentages, numbers, and letter grades.