Rick Schorsen argues that significance, not success, should be your goal. Success is personal and finite; significance is the lasting legacy you build through daily choices and character. The next video compares a life vision with a now vision.
Welcome back to Time out for Leadership. In today's episode, we're going to begin a journey of helping you build your roadmap to significance. Caution. Don't let your success get in the way. How many of you have a goal or desire to be successful? You know, I think all of us do. I think it's in our creativeness. But what does success look like? You know, it's fairly subjective. You ask a hundred people, and I think you might just get a hundred different answers. Sure, they'll have some overlap, but what success looks like to one person may not be what success looks like to the next. The thing about success is that it's all about me. Success is about what I am able to accomplish. You see, to be successful means to achieve great results, accomplish your goals, or reach your objective. Typically, once you've achieved success, you have to set a new goal and start all over again. Success is finite and all about you. What you can accomplish in your lifetime. Please hear me. It's not bad. In fact, success is something we should all strive for. We should all want to be successful. Having success or achieving success, for the most part, is a really good thing. But I want to challenge you to think beyond success. I believe, and I say it all the time, that you were created for something more, something greater than success. But too often, we stop at success and settle for the good when something so much greater is right in front of you. You know what I'm talking about. It's signific. You see, significance is eternal. It's all about the legacy we leave behind and the impact our lives have on the people and the world around us long after our lives are over. Success is all about the here and now. Significance. It's all about the impact our lives leave that live beyond the moment. You know, some people die and are soon forgotten, but others keep on living even after they're gone. People like Billy Graham, Martin Luther King, Jr. They quickly come to mind. But don't think that significance is only for the famous. You see, anyone can live a life of significance. In fact, it's my belief that we were all called and created to live a life of significance. The tragedy is that so few of us actually achieve it. You know, I don't think it's because their life was not significant. I believe it's because they settled for something less. Or they confused success and the accumulation of stuff for significance. So the question I want to ask you is, are you satisfied with living a successful life, or do you desire to live a life of significance? A Life that continues to ripple into the lives of your family and the people in the world around you long after you're gone. See, a life of significance is not about the stuff you leave behind. It's about the people you touch and the people they touch, and so on and so on. The challenge is that you can't choose to live a significant life on your deathbed. It's something you have to decide now. And it doesn't just happen. A life of significance begins with intentionality. It's a choice you make daily as you live your life. See, a life of significance is not a perfect life. It's not even close. It's a life filled with challenges and mistakes and failed attempts. What makes our life significant is how we go through the challenges, the mistakes, and the failed attempts. What makes our life significant and is having a vision for something greater than ourselves, greater than the moment that we find ourselves in. Significance is never about me. It has more to do with my character than my competencies and my accomplishments. So where do we begin? I want to take you on a journey over the next several videos that will help you recognize your significance, clarify your vision of a significant life, take an honest assessment of where you are, and then tap into that motivation that will carry you through even when, and especially when things get hard. So this roadmap to significance, it's a big deal. It's about your personal life vision and the values you live by that will help you achieve your vision. So let's be honest, it won't be easy. It's going to require you to ask yourself some hard questions and wrestle your way through. You're going to have to let go some of the things that are weighing you down and holding you back. This roadmap to significance is also practical. It's a proven process to help you get from where you are to where you desire to be. You see, it's a map with an intentional and strategic process that will guide you on your journey. You can apply the principles of the Roadmap to any destination in your life, regardless of the size or the distance that your destination is from your current reality. But it all begins with a clear vision. You know, Helen Keller once said, the only thing worse than being blind is having sight with no vision. So, as we wrap up today's video, let me share with you the key to moving from a successful life to a life of significance. See, it begins with a clear vision, which is what we're going to be talking about. The truth is, you can have a successful life without having significance. But if you choose a life of significance, you will always be successful. So by agreeing to go on this journey, you're choosing a life of significance. It's not going to be easy, but I promise you that it'll be worth it. I look forward to seeing you next time. As always, I'm Rick Schorsen, and I'm believing your best is yet to come. Join us next week as we continue the journey of building our roadmap to significance. We'll look at the difference between a life vision and a now vision.
