Merriam-Webster’s dictionary definition of success is: a favorable or desired outcome; the attainment of wealth or favor. This definition is different from one person to another. There are many ways to define success in our individual lives.
If five individuals were asked to define success, there would probably be five different answers. The word ‘success’ means so many things in life to different people. But, no matter what the answer would be, there is one thing in common. That common thing would be something that the person has worked hard to achieve and have met their goals. Success does not happen overnight. Most people work hard their entire lives to become successful.
There are people who measure their success by how others respond to them. They feel the need to have others see what they have accomplished in their life. How
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Marketing and media drive these people to believe this is the meaning of success. Often times, this is not success even though they feel successful for that moment in time. These people are usually never happy and always looking for more. Some people would define success as working hard by getting good grades in school, going to college, getting a good job and making money. These people are striving to make a better life for themselves. They are accomplishing goals that they have set early in their life. These people are happy with the outcome of their achievements and consider themselves successful. They have met their goal in life. Other people would define success as happiness. These people do not need lots of money to feel successful. They feel like it is better to love their job and get paid less money than to hate their job and make more money. They consider having loved ones by their side and joy in their hearts as the meaning of success. Enjoying the little things in life makes them