Success vs. Fulfillment?

I just heard a teleseminar by Nina East, Founder of Personal Growth Princess, talking about personal growth in relation to being a business person. This was part of Adela Rubio's excellent week long teleseminar series
www. consciousbusinesstelesummit.com. She brought up the point that success is not necessarily the same as fulfillment. Point well taken, I thought. I had just experienced what could be looked on as the failure of a planned event, which was nevertheless very fulfilling for me: I was to talk to students at the University of Nevada at a late-night Student Union Starbucks program about coaching and managing stress, but nobody showed up for this first time. However, one Starbucks staff person really wanted to learn meditation from me, as she knew that was part of what I was going to talk about. When she got off her shift, she came over to my table. She was a lovely young woman, and so eager to learn. I gladly shared a couple of meditation methods with her and I know she will use them. I went home feeling very fulfilled, instead of bummed out because of the no-shows, the reasons for it, etc.

Have you thought about that difference between success and fulfillment in your life? Could be illuminating. Thank you, Nina.

By the way, Adela Rubio gives great value with her one week teleseminar series, with a fabulous lineup of guest speakers. I always sign up, even if I only listen to a couple of them. Check her out at www.adelarubio.com.