In this solo coaching video, Margaret Spence, founder of the Employee to CEO Project and the 10X Leadership Academy for Women, presents Day 13 of her 30‑day "Career Transformational Challenge." The episode asks the bold question, "What is your definition of success?" and guides viewers to examine success on their own terms rather than through external expectations such as titles, organizational reviews, or parental aspirations. Spence emphasizes that success is built from small, daily wins and that individuals must own and celebrate these achievements because no one else will. She references Jack Canfield’s exercise of listing 100 personal accomplishments to illustrate how people often underestimate their own successes. The video encourages participants to reflect on their personal definition of success, actively recognize both minor and major accomplishments, and reframe their mindset to value everyday progress. The content concludes with a call to share the video and a reminder that the challenge is nearing its midpoint.
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Day 13 of the Career Transformational Challenge. 30 bold questions over the 30 days of September to help you upend your career and start to do things differently. My name is Margaret Spence, and I'm the founder of the Employee to CEO Project and the 10X Leadership Academy for Women. Thank you for joining me for Day 13. Oh my gosh, I can't believe we're here. As you know from watching the prior videos, my goal with doing the 30/30 Challenge is to get you to look at your career from a different angle, to look at things a little bit differently and take a more in-depth look at where you want to go. Today's bold question: What is your definition of success? That's a big one. Everybody views success differently. For some people, having the job title is what's important. For others, it's the work that we do. For some people, it's the job title, the work, and personal fulfillment. But for others, success is defined by what our parents told us, and we're still living up to the dreams of what they told us. You have to get clear about what success means for you. Success is not on anybody else's terms. Success is not on the terms of the organization you work for. It's not on the terms of the, um, review that you just received. It's not on the terms of the expectation that your parents set for you when you were born. Or as you grew up. Success is on your terms. But here's the interesting thing about success and something that I'm guilty of. Small successes need to be celebrated. I don't often celebrate my success. It's like, okay, I was successful at this. I accomplished this goal. I checked the box. I moved to the next thing. The key thing about your success is you have to own it. You have to own the small things that you've done and the big things. You know, I read a book by Jack Canfield, The Success Principles, and one of the things that he asked in that book was, can you write down 100 things that you've accomplished over your life? Most people can get to 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 things. We can't get to 100. So here's my view of success. Success is the small things, the small wins, the tiny accomplishments that you make every day towards your goal. If you don't celebrate your success, no one else will celebrate it for you. You have to be willing to celebrate the small wins, the big wins, the medium wins, the fact that you just got out of bed this morning. You have to celebrate every part of your success. Own it, because if you don't own your success, nobody else will own it for you. So the question, the bold question for today, day 13, is: what is your definition of success, and are you celebrating every area that you are successful? Because success is minor. It's not the big wins, it's the little ones that's important. So go out and celebrate your success. Own your accomplishments, own what you've done to arrive where you are right now, and reshape, reframe your definition of success. Thank you for joining me for the 30/30 Challenge, Day 13. Um, we are almost halfway through the month and I'm so excited to be here with you. If you enjoy the video, please share it with your friends. Thank you and see you tomorrow.
