How Do You Define Success?

by Jonathan 2.0

Posted: 9 years ago 29 replies

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

I've thought about this for a while. At first I thought "success" was having money, a fast car, and a big house. Then I thought it was helping other people.

Now I simply think if you're happy (genuinely happy) then you're successful - not matter what you're doing in life. (Of course, I could change my mind again. : )

What's your opinion?

#define #success

knightmichael12 9 years ago

achievement....
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OmarK 9 years ago

If you ask me, I will only ever see myself as a successful person once people see me as a valuable person.
And to be honest I'd rather make 10$ a week while delivering real value to my customers than make 1000$ a day through blackhat means and scams.

But that's only my opinion and I think it mostly depends on how you interpret 'success' to be.
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bhola badshah 9 years ago

The success to me is to be happy and live peacefully in both worlds.. Life after death. =)
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- Eleen 9 years ago
  
  A feeling of satisfaction of completing a work or reaching a goal is a simple definition of success.
  
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minisite 9 years ago

I define success as having good progress and learning from your mistakes.
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clou 9 years ago

Success is a happy feeling after you did something.
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ionutcib 9 years ago

The attainment of wealth, position, honors.
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- carolrt 9 years ago
  
  Everyone will have a different definition.
  
  In reality, for yourself, it would be defined as
  having achieved a goal that you set for yourself.
  
  It would be hard to define success among
  various people, different goals, different dreams.
  
  A soldier that makes it home alive, well, may
  be a success. How would he (or she) compare
  to Mark Zuckerberg? Success would always need
  to be defined by the individual. Was Mother
  Theresa a success? She had no earthly fortune.
  
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minisite 9 years ago

Or accomplishing a particular task which can be large or small. Finishing a task will give most people the sense of accomplishing something and the satisfaction of finishing it.
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fearlesspioneer 9 years ago

Do the thing you love to do everyday and become an expert for doing that thing.
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narendras83 Banned 9 years ago

I believe success is something you make. Certainly others can help you, just as others can provide obstacles, but ultimately you make your own success and your own failure.
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AndrzejTomaszewski 9 years ago

Success is for each person is different. For the homeless find food a success. Millionaire may be called successful purchase of the island. The common man can be called a success finding a job as a cashier. Success for the patient to improve health. The most important is happiness.
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- Jonathan 2.0 9 years ago
  
  Some interesting responses. Thanks everyone. : )
  
  Something I noticed with some of the Personal Development books I've read is that they refer to “successful people” as being something above the normal.
  
  However, similar to Forest Gump mowing the grass when he was a multimillionaire I think “success” is doing what makes you happy.
  
  Similar to my Post Man who obviously enjoys his job and always has a smile on his face.
  
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toman 9 years ago

Work smart not work hard!
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Adevictus 9 years ago

Financial freedom = success
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- Jonathan 2.0 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Adevictus
  
  Financial freedom = success
  
  I would say "Mind Freedom = Success." And a certain amount of money definitely helps with that.
  
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  Joseph Robinson Banned 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Jonathan 2.0
  
  I would say "Mind Freedom = Success." And a certain amount of money definitely helps with that.
  
  I think that given the forum we are talking on, financial freedom is definitely an acceptable answer to go with though.
  
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Stoney 9 years ago

I believe that success entails utilizing one's gifts for the betterment of another. For instance, if you write, write well and influence others to take care of themselves, each other and the environment; if you sell, sell with integrity so your buyer benefits from the transaction as well. Most of us are successful at something; making money is not the only sign of success.
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DoWhatWorks 9 years ago

Hi Jonathan,

I think that feeling fulfilled in the work you do is the definition of business or career success.

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Joseph Robinson Banned 9 years ago

I define success as having the ability to do whatever I need and want to do, whenever I need or want to do it. Having that ability means that I am doing things right.
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Joseph Robinson Banned 9 years ago

Exactly, and Adevictus is allowed to have one that differs from yours.
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davidsu Banned 9 years ago

“Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be”- George Sheehan
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9 years ago

Originally Posted by Jonathan 2.0

It's true, if you're contented with life and being happy of it. Its one of your success.

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mindreaderwriter Banned 9 years ago

I define success as:
- the ability to give more than to take
- being happy and feeling fulfilled personally, emotionally, financially, and spiritually. If you're not happy and if you don't feel fulfilled with any of those parts of your life, you're not successful at all.

Think about it. Do you really feel the "success" per se if you have billions of dollars in your bank accounts but you wholeheartedly know to yourself that you're not spiritually fit/healthy?
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swizz Banned 9 years ago

the happiness..i think
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daniellefrey 9 years ago

thanks for sharing different ideas...
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- HTLee 9 years ago
  
  Success to me is the FREEDOM to be able to do the things that make me happy, when, where and how I want it to be while making others happy.
  
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stopper 9 years ago

success is doing what you genuinely like when you want to do it think of the people that can do that and find the similarities between them
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