Angela MondorClickUp Verified Consultant, ClickUp · Operations consultant & ClickUp Verified Consultant for neurodivergent entrepreneurs

Redefining Success: Can You Just Feel Good For Today? ✨ #Shorts

29 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker reflects on how traditional notions of success—driven by perfection and external benchmarks—often clash with personal well‑being, especially for autistic individuals who thrive on structure. She argues that the goal should be progress that works for the individual, not an abstract ideal of “better.” By stepping back, she encourages self‑kindness, self‑love, and pride in daily achievements rather than chasing a distant, vague “big nickel.” She outlines a practical approach: create a short‑term (e.g., six‑month) plan that includes a daily schedule designed to let her feel good about what she does each day, separating short‑term satisfaction from long‑term aspirations. This mindset aims to reduce stress, foster daily pride, and sustain motivation toward longer‑term milestones.

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Because you're judging yourself in a non-inclusive way and saying, hey, why can't I do this better? And that better isn't the objective. It's what works for you, right? And perfection is not the goal. It is never the goal. It's progress. So what does progress look like for you? Right. And really taking a step back to say, how can I be kinder to myself? How can I love myself? How can I even be proud of myself? You know, I've struggled with that my whole life because I've always been, I think, chasing the big nickel in the sky, but that wasn't the nickel or the coin for me. I needed to take a step back now, and now I'm reassessing and trying to figure out what does daily success look like for me? Taking the— because again, as an autistic person, we love a good structure, a good plan. What am I doing for the next 6 months? Right? Whoa, whoa. We're creating more stress for myself. Can I just feel good for today? Can I create a daily schedule that that makes me feel like I can, like, at the end of the day, feel good about what I did, feel good about who I am. Those are 2 different questions and 2 different answers. And then get excited for what comes next tomorrow and then keep going. And then we'll arrive at that 6-month mark. Now, in my mind, am I still thinking 6 months, 6 years, 60 years? Yes.