Success comes and goes, and its consistency changes like the weather, but that doesn't make you a failure.

I wouldn't call myself a narcissist, but I definitely have no problem admitting I have some of the traits to be considered one. I love talking about my recent achievements, and if I'm seeing you for the first time in a while, settle in, because there's no doubt I have a long list of things I want to share with you.

Although I enjoy discussing what I've done to further my success, I actually don't like bringing it up into conversation, and will wait for someone else to ask. I use this tactic specifically to save some of my accomplishments for rainy days.

I want to make it seem as if I've got my life under control even when I'm honestly just a hot mess.

I'm currently waiting for my next dose of success, and have built up a collection of successful-sounding things to say when someone asks. I'm still riding on the fact that I changed my major last semester and I love what I'm doing now.

With that said, this article isn't all about me.

I get it.

It can be difficult being at the top of your game with the world in your hand one day, and then spending the next scraping by with no motivation.

Success comes and goes.

It doesn't stick around very long, and when it does, it seems like a dream. When you're stuck in your rut, trying to find your way towards success, it's easy to lose sight of what you're headed for, but it's important you don't forget.

Success and achievements can be as close as an arm's reach away from where you're at now, but it can't be handed to you.

As someone who is continuously in that very same spot, I had to force myself to get up and go after what I want. Success, unlike weather, doesn't just show up without being prompted. It appears after long nights, hard days and an endless amount of coffee.

Success is the fine line between countless hours of grinding out all of the required work and all of the time spent re-watching "The Office" for the fifth time. You can't sit around hoping you'll someday be good enough to reach your goal while you watch others reaching theirs.

Success is one of those things you can never get enough of.

You've just landed your dream job and you're feeling the greatest you've felt in a while. Next thing you know, it's been close to a year and you're beginning to wonder when you'll feel that way again.

It just takes you working towards what you want to get there sooner.