Success is

“Success is being excited to go to work and being excited to come home.” — Will Ahmed, on Instagram

That pretty much sums it up for me, even though I work from home.

When I enjoy my work, I win.
When I love working with the people at work, I win.
When I have a blank calendar, I win.
When I can work at my own pace, run my own race, I win.
When I feel intellectually stimulated by work, I win.
When I earn enough to provide more than enough for my family, we win.

When I end work and step out to hugs and smiles, I win.
When I can take ten minutes with my child in the middle of my work day, I win.
When I have a nice warm dinner with my wife and son, I win.
When I can bring my son lunch and see how happy he is to see me, I win.
When I can be there, be a present dad, I win.
When I can be there, be a loving husband, I win.

When I can do all that, I have success.

And to my astonishment, I already do.

I have already succeeded.
Success is already here.