Success Goes Viral - Share Your Story

According to the mainstream media, the only thing more elusive than a crowd at a pig roast these days is success. We hear story after story of failure in every sector of the economy. Yet, despite the gloom and doom, millions of hard-working men and women are succeeding every day, in ways large and small. But when do we get to hear from them? The problem is two-fold. First, our society's narrow definition of success. We're shown images of the Hiltons and the Trumps and told this is what "success" looks like. Really? Is that it? I hear from smart, creative, motivated men and women who do their jobs every day without complaining, without looking for a government handout, without fanfare. They're succeeding, but not in the usual packaging we've been sold. Which brings us to the second problem: the fact that there's no common forum around which people can talk about success in these tough times. We gather around the (actual or virtual) water cooler to bemoan the latest crash and burn story. But what about a gathering of people who are allowed to talk openly about success? That subject has become verboten. What does success mean to you? A million bucks in the bank, a healthy 401K, your own island in the Caribbean? Or does it mean spending time with your kids... contributing to a worthy cause... making a difference in someone's life? Hard-working, dedicated men and women tell me every day that they're looking for a place to discuss these issues freely and without fear of recrimination. That's why we decided to launch a forum for people to share their secret of success - yes, even when the sky is falling. At http://SuccessGoesViral.com I'm asking simple but penetrating questions and giving you the opportunity to answer them. Questions like: What's YOUR secret of success? Why do you do what you do? How do you measure "success" in times like these? Have there always been "times like these" or are these times really different? We want the mainstream media to realize there are millions of people succeeding even in these tough times. We want to turn the cameras on you and let YOU be in the spotlight for a change. When you watch the videos of people sharing their secret of success, you'll see that everyone looks at success a little differently. But we want to hear from you too, because the more you freely share what success means to you, the more we give each other permission to succeed in tough times. This is a crucial time in human history, an amazing time to be alive. The problems we face are truly global in nature; therefore, the opportunities to make a difference are also global. Let's start a new currency of success - one that includes not just how much money we can make, but how much of a difference we can make in today's brave new world. * * * Noah St. John, Ph.D. is the author of The Secret Code of Success: 7 Hidden Steps to More Wealth and Happiness (HarperCollins) and inventor of The Afformations Method. Share your secret of success at http://SuccessGoesViral.com