How Would You Define "Success"?

[HighSchoolRichKid]

This past weekend I was reading a book by Wallace D. Wattles caled "How To Get What You Want."

In that book, in the first chapter, Wattles defines succes as:

"Getting what you want is success."

I really liked that definition. It's simple, focused, and to the point.

Let me ask you, how would you define "success"?

[MommyEnterprises]

Success can mean alot of different things. I think success is accomplishing goals you set out to achieve.

[Lynn Terry]

[midwestmedia]

[womaninbiz]

Now this is just my opinion,

but I believe that true success is when you are acheiving personal goals and are either earning a comfortable income through your personal venture or are receiving some sort of personal satisfaction as well as active feedback and interaction from those involved or who benefit from a product/service that you are providing.

Again though there are many definitions of success and success can mean different things to different people.


Scharlene

[richrf]

Hi,

At different stages of life I would have defined success differently. I think this is the same for lots of my friends, who are now changing careers.

At this stage of my life, I don't use the word success anymore, because then one has to deal with failure. I tell my son to live the life he chooses to live. No matter what, it it will not be a success or a failure. It will be what he chooses to do.

Right now, I am developing my domain www.links.com. I have no idea where it is going, which is why I am here. But I haven't set any goals or targets. I would like it to grow. But if it doesn't, I'll still be O.K. with it.

When I was younger, my goal was to grow my savings at a steady rate, never risking principle, thereby taking advantage of compounding. I achieved this by leveraging the skills that I was best in, and never wondering far from my core abilities. What I needed to learn, I learned incrementally, so that my mistakes were small ones. And when I realized that I was getting no where, I did not hesitate to change direction. Never thought of it as a failure, just another experiment.

Rich

[LynnWilson]

[Barry Rice]

Success is not something we can win, a place we arrive at, our bank balance, an expensive home, or the job we hold. True success and independence, the kind that does not fade away the moment we achieve it, is a journey.

Success must be part of our on-going walk through life. If our walk is to be full of happiness and self-contentment, it must investigate many interests, experience many emotions, fill many needs, and achieve many pre-set, realistic and planned goals.

Achieving on a daily, weekly and for a lifetime is living through having our own success-supportive goals and taking action - not wishing.

[mr3m]

As per my knowledge goes, Success is a Journey - not a destination.

Have a nice 'journey' to you all. And please don't forget the word self-trust before starting anything.

Coz, 'Self-trust is the first secret to Success' - R W Emerson.

Best,

[TotalLifeSuccess.com]

Success, to me, is the ability to live my life as I choose, connected to someone, contributing something of value, connected to my joy.

[knowledgewealth]

success is when your name is in everything but the phone book










www.jksuccess.net

[jetlady]

To me, success is when you have attained that "something" you want in your life, whether it is an object, an event, a condition, a status, or an accomplishment of things you set out to do because you believe you have the capacity and ability to achieve them.

Success is when you can say to yourself, "I have done it," regardless of what others might think. But success is not all good if you use it selfishly or not share it with anybody or everybody.

[kowhai]

[Duane]

I could write a book about this topic. In fact, I'm planning to.
"Success" is really a complex idea. Do you mean being successful financially, socially, in competition, being considered a success by others, feeling successful about your own accomplishments? What exactly?

To give you my short answer - success means: liking being in the skin you're in!

[kowhai]