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Success is Relative

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Published on July 3, 2020

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Success is Relative

Why Did I Say That?

Well, because it's true. One person's success may not be a success for someone else. Or, becoming successful in one aspect of life may not apply to all aspects of life.

I'm a prime example of this. Let me explain.

I'm under the impression that there are somewhere around 1.5 million members of Wealthy Affiliate.

I'm currently ranked at number 191. I'm in the top 200.

That puts me in the top 1.27% of members here at WA.

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I'm happy about it, but it doesn't mean I'm earning a great online income. Not yet.

High rank at WA doesn't translate into financial success online.

I'll be happier when I'm in the top 2% of earners online. By the way, I've never chased rank here at WA, it just comes with activity.

I'm concerned, though, about that number. It sorta tells me that there are a lot of people here who are inactive.

Being inactive in the community might mean you're inactive online with your website, which is a show stopper when it comes to earning an income.

Don't get me wrong. I know there are a lot of people who are concentrating on their websites instead of posting in the community, and my hat's off to them. They've got their priorities right.

It's the people who don't do either one who concern me.

If you're one of those, you have a decision to make. Let me encourage you to make a choice about priorities. Decide to become successful and then go do it.

The only person stopping you from success is you.

I'd enjoy hearing from you on the subject. Leave me a comment.

I'm Grant

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