How ? succes s do define you How do you define success? Has it changed over time? Success is freedom—freedom to choose the right oppor tunities, to car ve time for the moments and experiences that enhance your life. It’s garnering the recognition and resources and feeling the sweat equit y paying off. Success to me looks like managing myself and my work well enough to deliver on my tasks to a high standard and create impact ful work . I think success is being able to play the long game, by having a clear idea of what you want to achieve from ever y oppor tunit y. People of ten ask: “where do you see yourself in X years?” but I have found peace in understanding that success doesn’t necessarily have to be a destination; it isn’t static. There is joy in the journey, tr ying and failing and attempting to create something new. You learn something from the process, even if it fails or you don’t finish it . Success also looks like ownership. There is only so long I would like to lease out my labor. I hope to get to a point where I am in control of something and in a position to give others oppor tunities while sustaining myself. Olivia Chanté Rewriting romantic my ths of the creative industr y 45 Re alit y check