• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
  • About
  • WEDDING

Iva Kjaer

  • Couple Session
  • Blog
  • Contact

How to define success

March 10, 2018 By Iva Kjaer

Today we are slapped across our faces with rich lifestyles and we are almost forced to think that owing expensive things is the measure of someone’s success. Even if we look at social media we can see different influencers, with their herds of followers, announcing “You could be next!” while they are sunbathing somewhere in the Caribbean.

I have nothing against their success that brought them to Caribbean at the first place, I’m sure it’s well deserved so don’t get me wrong, but I don’t need someone shouting “You could be next!” like I’m not happy where I’m at! I don’t need Caribbean or a brand new Range Rover to measure how far I came in my business and how successful I actually am.

When you are the owner of a small business it’s easy to doubt yourself, compare yourself to others in your industry and questioning your way of doing things once in a while. We have all been there and that is completely normal as long as you snap out of it fast!

It’s hard to define what success truly is, because it’s subjective, but for starters we need to ask ourselves;

  • Do I need all these things to be truly happy?
  • Will possessing fancy things and traveling across the globe taking selfies for my social media really make me think that I’ve made it in my business?
  • Do I need 100 000 followers on Instagram to measure the value of my work, or am I happy with my tribe of 1000 who supports me and my business.

If your answer is “Yes”, good for you, go for it! Sky is the limit. ☺ Now I would like to share with you a few things which make my version of success.

  • Setting my own working hours
  • Working from my PJ’s ☺
  • Seeing my clients overwhelmed with happiness when they flip through their wedding book
  • Capturing that perfect moment between two people, thinking quietly “Oh my…this is breathtaking!”
  • Homemade meals with my family

People often seem to forget that if they want expensive things and luxurious vacations they need to work twice as hard and that means being apart from your family and friends most of the time. It means missing out on small barbecue parties on a warm summer night or any of the life’s “little” moments that actually matter. Robert Collier said:

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.

Having things is not the measure of your success. Living the dream is!

Love,

Iva

Footer

Follow me

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Recent posts

  • Summer wedding editorial 2019, Crikvenica – Croatia
  • Copenhagen wedding: Neel and Asmus
  • Introducing Vitas Kjær
  • Romantic Kruså wedding: Jennifer and Martin
  • Christiansfeld elopement: Eleni & Bernd

Stay in touch!

Copyright © 2022 · Made with by Ri-Graphics · Privacy · Log in
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT