The Definition of Success – A 10 Year Old’s Perspective

Today, I’ve got a real treat for you!

Recently, my 10-year old niece, Lauren, was visiting from Texas and she asked me if we could “do a blog.”  She had seen that I’ve done some video blogs, and because the kids today are all about watching YouTube videos, she thought it would be fun.

I asked her what she was interesting in doing and she said that she’d like to do a video talking about animals and nature.  I explained to her, while I love talking about those things, the people that read my blog might be more interested in hearing about her perspective on some of the big questions that grown-ups ponder.

You know, the BIG questions, like: What is the meaning of life? What is success? How do you find your life’s purpose?

I explained to her that sometimes grown-ups can over-complicate things, and it would be good to hear a kid’s unadulterated perspective on these subjects.

Well, Lauren thought this would be great, so she and I worked on a list of questions and she chose this one: What is the definition of success and what does it mean to you?

Now, I know I’m partial to my sweet, bright, and all around awesome niece, but seriously, her perspective in this short video interview–that was not rehearsed at all–was really insightful and full of wisdom.  Enjoy!

By the way, Lauren and I also filmed a handful of other interviews and tutorials on animals, nature, how to do the splits, how to do a flip on the trampoline, and how to deal with the death of a family pet.  Soooo fun!  Those videos will be featured on “The Lauren Show” — a private YouTube page we created for her friends and family to enjoy.  If they’re ever released to the public, I’ll let you know.

Let Lauren know what you thought in the comments section below.

As always, I appreciate you spending time here with me (and Lauren) today.

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Have a great day!

Jill xx

In honor of today’s post, you might also like to read this one I wrote about why we should act more like a child.