Personal Success Definition Essay

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You see, personal success comes in many different forms and your concept of being a success might not be the same as mine. However I’ve never thought about what my definition of success means to me, until now. For me the definition of success is having a dream or a goal then to finally reach it. However it’s the emotional, mental, and physical that has shown the real strength that I go through to reach those dreams. I believe it is defined by my actions on how I live my life. For example, it is my determination and purpose to live a successful life. I cannot really give one specific meaning of success, but I would say success is simply to reach a place where your dreams were pointing to, when you get what you really want, when you triumph over your adversaries, obstacles and barriers of life. Success cannot be a when, but it has to be something within you. Success must be born in the mind of …show more content…

While attending TCC, I was also a stay at home mom with three sons, caretaker for my grandmother, part-time worker and a wife. I also went to school after major back surgery and soon after that my grandmother pasted away. My family has witnessed the struggles that I was going through while going to school. There were many times were I just wanted to give up and stay in bed. My family encouraged me to push past all the pain and graduating school will be worth it. I was also reminded that I was not only going to school for myself but I also was setting an example for my sons. That example was you should never give up on your dreams no matter what kind of life barriers come between them. The life barriers that came in between me and my goals made me stronger as a woman, wife, mom and daughter in front of my family. It was my determination and purpose to succeed as a good role model for my sons, it also made me feel ecstatic about myself. I know now that I can achieve any