Most Likely to…

Remember high school days when someone in your class was chosen as most likely to succeed? Were you chosen as that person? I was not and I think the odds are good that neither were you.

Is success that hard to achieve that only one person in a high school class can be successful? I guess it depends on how you define success.

It seems that many, if not most, people today define success in cultural terms - money, position, power, possessions, degrees, titles, etc. Many people have lots of that stuff but for many of them there is still something missing.

Have you ever thought about what could be missing in someone’s life that you consider successful? You might even be that person and maybe you recognize something isn’t quite right in your life.

What is occurring in your life that could lead you to think that way? Is there boredom, dissatisfaction, frustration, anger, addiction or lack of fulfillment?

Did you ever get a feeling that no matter what you tried, be it a new job, a new spouse, another vacation, a car or whatever, the satisfaction would wear off quickly?

Maybe we are giving an award for the wrong reason because we are letting the culture establish the criteria that we have been using. Is the culture concerned about you? Why would the culture care if you succeeded? The culture is only interested in its continued existence not in you or anything about you.

A better award would be to vote for the person most likely to be significant. This is someone who is significant in the life of their family, friends, company, community, organization, church, etc.

By being significant you can impact the culture and others and not be controlled by the culture. It’s a change of focus for many and there is someone who can help you become significant.