4 “Simple” Steps to Create the Success You Want

It’s so simple it’s easy to ignore

Christine McDonald
2 min readJul 5, 2023
Green grass with water droplets questions whether the grass is always greener in the other guy’s yard
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“The grass is always greener in the other guy’s yard.”

We use the phrase as a companion to comfort us when we feel others’ lives or accomplishments are better than ours or more easily obtained.

“Woe is me” — it justifies our complaints.

Grass is hard to grow. How did another’s get so green?

It’s simple. So simple we easily ignore it.

Your neighbor tended to it more. Nurtured and cared for it consistently. He started with what he had — soil, seed, sunlight, shade, watering conditions — and he grew his greener lawn from there.

Success is hard to achieve. How did another’s get so green?

They tended to it more.

Imagine if you did the same with who you are. Nurtured, cared for and grew into your greener self from where you are.

Sometimes the conditions we’re working with — our soil, our seed, and our ability to nurture into growth — often feel like nothing special to us because we are used to our conditions. But God didn’t create “nothing special”. Everything and everyone is something special.

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Christine McDonald

Spiritual Confidence Coach | Lifestyle Writer | Podcaster. Helping Emerging Adults & Millennials live more spiritually guided lives. www.GuidingLifeCoaching.com