False Success Looks Good. True Success Feels Right.

By Dr. Scott Zarcinas, Founder, 818: Unlocking Your Life

I’ve worked with countless clients who’ve chased what looks like success: the prestigious job, the stable paycheck, the picture-perfect lifestyle.

I did it too. Building a life that checked all the boxes, only to feel hollow, like I was living someone else’s story. Like I wasn’t me.

-> That’s false success. It shines on the outside but leaves you disconnected within.

What I didn’t know then was this:

It’s better to be disliked for being myself than to be liked for someone I am not.

Reset: Define Your Success

So, yes, there is a difference between false success and true success.

True success feels different. It’s not about impressing others or fitting a mould or following someone else’s script (read: your parents’, your boss’, your partner’s, your friends’)

True success is waking up with a sense of peace, knowing your days align with who you are at your core.

The key to this is purpose. Purpose holds steady, even when things get tough. It is the clay from which you create a life that’s yours, not chasing one that others expect you to.

The shift comes when you stop running after someone else’s definition and start building from your own truth.

-> That’s the first tenet of success: Success is self-defined.

And to define your success you need to identify your purpose.

👉 So, if you feel like you’ve been pursuing a version of success that doesn’t feel right and wonder what would it look like to create one that does, start by doing the complimentary prep check (link below), the first step to reset your life.

🔍 Your Complimentary Prep Check

Are You Ready for Your Reset?

10 Questions to help you gain clarity and prepare for the changes you want to create >>

Stuck Happens When You’ve Outgrown Your Old Self

You don’t need to know all the steps. You just need to find the direction that’s right for you.

This Reset Session gives you the clarity and next steps to move forward.

👉 Book your 75-minute Reset Session and walk away with aligned priorities, renewed energy, and a plan that fits you.

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Dr. Scott Zarcinas (aka DoctorZed) is an Australian doctor, author, and transformational life coach helping seasoned professionals realign with their inner truth so they can finally live a life that’s meaningful. Not by fixing symptoms, but by reconnecting them to their purpose so they are:

✅ Not just productive, but fulfilled.
✅ Not just doing more, but becoming more themselves.
✅ Not just chasing goals, but choosing goals that help them grow.