Success takes on many different definitions all at the same time. Success is something different for everyone, yet we all want to attain it. For some this idea will only be reached when money is no longer an issue. While for others success becomes more simple and not materialistic. Success is something different for everyone, yet we all want to attain it. For some this idea will only be reached when money is no longer an issue. While for others success becomes more simple and not materialistic. Making the search for success a difficult journey. Success can have a billion plus one definitions, all depending on the person defining it. For some individuals it only means fame and money while for others it is something more personal. For me …show more content…
We all heard of the famous sang “Patience is key” yet we do not apply it to our problematic situations. Without patience we soon give up and move along the path of life in search for something else that will take less time. Nothing that is well worth will ever come quickly but people want positive change immediately and fail to see that it takes time. We are all put to a similar test. A test that challenges how much we really want success. A test that will take an unknown amount of time but if we remember why we want that success and set short term goals to reach that success then will be able to pass that test and gain …show more content…
Society has made failure seem like a dead end road in life, settling for nothing less than first place. People never remember who came in second place for either sports games, political campaigns, or beauty shows. Society has been trained to praise only those who are success and to pay no attention to those who tried but failed. Rowling states that failure made her “discover that [she] had a strong will and discipline,” (Rowling, 156) because it is with failure that she gains “inner security” and understands her limits. Failure is inevitable so instead of seeing it as a dead end look at it as a useful process that helps us “strip away the inessentials” in our life, making it easier to focus on the important