How do you define success?

14 years ago

Great definition Kendall. You from kendall park nj perhaps?

To me success deals closely with achieving goals...not necessarily how big or small your goal is, just achieving it is success.

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HarrisonJ

14 years ago

I agree with Kenster. If you are achieve your goals, you are successful. Pretty simple.

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lifeofyourdreams

14 years ago

Very interesting topic and replies. I was listening to an interview with Dr Denis Waitley last week who was asked the same question, and his response was very similar to the above mentioned responses, which I totally agree with.

To be a "success" may mean that our journey has ended, and we have stopped growing as a person, and profession. Whereas, we may be successful in our different business ventures, and successful in reaching our goals that we have set for ourselves. It is imperative that we constantly strive to be better, and create new goals for ourselves as we go through life.

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donnyg18

14 years ago

Originally Posted by lifeofyourdreams

Very interesting topic and replies. I was listening to an interview with Dr Denis Waitley last week who was asked the same question, and his response was very similar to the above mentioned responses, which I totally agree with.

To be a "success" may mean that our journey has ended, and we have stopped growing as a person, and profession. Whereas, we may be successful in our different business ventures, and successful in reaching our goals that we have set for ourselves. It is imperative that we constantly strive to be better, and create new goals for ourselves as we go through life.

But I certainly agree with your definition... each of us here have different views of what Success really means and I for one believe that we all have the right answer in our own different way and approach in life to succeed

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don21stc

14 years ago

I certainly agree about achieving your goals. Over the years I've set myself many goals and have had a high 'strike rate' with them. But in retrospect many were trivial and often driven by the fashions of the day.
I suppose I've had the most success with 'being happy' which I almost unconsciously developed as a goal over a period of time when I started to realise that most of my material goals were only transitory illusions of success.

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robhud1

14 years ago

Originally Posted by don21stc

I certainly agree about achieving your goals. Over the years I've set myself many goals and have had a high 'strike rate' with them. But in retrospect many were trivial and often driven by the fashions of the day.
I suppose I've had the most success with 'being happy' which I almost unconsciously developed as a goal over a period of time when I started to realise that most of my material goals were only transitory illusions of success.

Great perspective. Thanks for sharing this.

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SergeyT

14 years ago

Success (by Bessie Anderson Stanley)

He has achieved success
who has lived well,
laughed often, and loved much;

who has enjoyed the trust of
pure women,

the respect of intelligent men and
the love of little children;

who has filled his niche and accomplished his task;

who has left the world better than he found it
whether by an improved poppy,
a perfect poem or a rescued soul;

who has never lacked appreciation of Earth's beauty
or failed to express it;

who has always looked for the best in others and
given them the best he had;

whose life was an inspiration;
whose memory a benediction.

1904

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donnyg18

14 years ago

Success is something that everyone tries to define but never noticing that by just being able to be as to who you are as a human is already a success for me. Where you are right now and what you want to be is another issue

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eBizSuccessCoach

14 years ago

Originally Posted by donnyg18

Success is something that everyone tries to define but never noticing that by just being able to be as to who you are as a human is already a success for me. Where you are right now and what you want to be is another issue

That is so true!! I must agree with you!!

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SouthamptonAngel

14 years ago

Surely success is about happiness?

If you're happy in life then you have, by definition, been successful.

That's what I think anyway!

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Fernando Veloso

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Tristan Lee

What is your definition of success?

This can be a strange definition BUT, surfing all morning and be able to do this 3-4 times per week is a powerful way to show ONE definition of my success.

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Tristan Lee

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Fernando Veloso

This can be a strange definition BUT, surfing all morning and be able to do this 3-4 times per week is a powerful way to show ONE definition of my success.

That's certainly nice way to put it.

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shawn_sg 14 years ago

Success is a state of mind, and a feeling of immense satisfaction and contentment

Doesn't have to be huge riches, or luxury cars and property to me.

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eBizSuccessCoach

14 years ago

Success is a state of mind and a state of being. We are born successful because it was us, those of us who are able to read this post at this moment, that made it to the ultimate finishline and that was beating out millions of other little sperm cells to reach the egg and then to be housed in the wombs of our mother. I hope I was able to explain that right but we are all born winners!

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amber1210

14 years ago

Success means meeting my goals. I set goals for myself, and if I don't meet them within certain expected times, then I consider it not a success.

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RMcIntyre

14 years ago

Success is the refusal to quit.

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loenex

14 years ago

Success means achieving your dreams and aspirations.

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imageman

14 years ago

To me success means complete satisfaction of an undertaken which may have been built
on series of failure!!!

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Michael Thai

14 years ago

Success is achieving what you meant to do or want to do

can be in many areas e.g. spirituality, finance, relationships, career......

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Ann Writes

14 years ago

I don't concern myself too much with notions of success.

I just try to live happily, peacefully and freely. That's about the closest 'definition' of success I'm prepared to give :-)

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eBizSuccessCoach

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Ann Writes

I don't concern myself too much with notions of success.

I just try to live happily, peacefully and freely. That's about the closest 'definition' of success I'm prepared to give :-)

I like it...

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Tristan Lee

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Ann Writes

I don't concern myself too much with notions of success.

I just try to live happily, peacefully and freely. That's about the closest 'definition' of success I'm prepared to give :-)

I like this. Happiness, peacefulness, and freedom are also ways to define success.

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GT 14 years ago

Hello:

The late, great Earl Nightingale defines it this way:

"Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal or goal."

One way to say it is that success is a journey (to be enjoyed), not a destination, and the quality of the journey (or the joy) can be influenced by how worthy the goal is. (And we are the sole judge of the quality of our goals.)

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Ruth P

14 years ago

Interesting thread. I also agree that learning new skills is successful, but only if you do something worthwhile with them.

It's so true that we always need to keep growing as a person. For me, I often feel most successful when I try, and succeed, at something I'm scared of.

Of course I also have bigger goals in mind for success, and these aren't always the same as the way others define their success. These include being able to volunteer places, having a family and being able to spend time with them in the future, and being comfortable enough to have the things I need. By the time I meet those goals, I'll probably have new goals for success!

~Ruth

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slingingshot15

14 years ago

Albert Einstein said don't look to become a person of success but look instead to become a person of value.

I've always loved that quote...Ok but if you were to ask me what is success, then i WILL say that once you are adding value to the marketplace, your life, your family, friends, community etc....then you are a successful person

It is possible to have plenty money in the bank and not really be a success because you may have got that through the lottery, or unlawful means etc....

To me, really successful people are those that make a difference in others lives in many ways and forms...

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mark z

14 years ago

There are many interesting definition of success.
Personally, I think Brian Tracy find the best.
He said:
"Success equals goals;all else is commentary."

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dcrannik

14 years ago

Yes Tristan, success has many defintions but just remeber it has "U" in it!

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Tristan Lee 14 years ago

Originally Posted by dcrannik

Yes Tristan, success has many defintions but just remeber it has "U" in it!

What do you mean by "U"?
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- dcrannik 14 years ago
  
  More clear definition: It has "you" / "U" in it. When you work hard, success will find you and you will find success.
  
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  Tristan Lee 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by dcrannik
  
  More clear definition: It has "you" / "U" in it. When you work hard, success will find you and you will find success.
  
  I understand now. Thanks for clearing that up.
  
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THY

14 years ago

Achieving my target and getting the best satisfaction out of the effort.

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