Kayla Smothers
Professor Kate Kimball
ENC 1101
27 October 2016
Word Count: 946
Success and all its Forms
Success differs within the individual and comes in many different forms. Success can be defined throughout many different aspects whether that be money, family, education, or a career. There are also myths that comes along with measuring success. It all begins within the mindset of a person and what they value as being successful. Success is fulfilling a goal one has set for themselves through achievement and ultimate happiness. Success has different definitions depending on the person.
Money is a main connection with success. Many believe this is what defines a person as being successful. Owning an abundant of luxurious houses, newest
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Some place family as their first priority, therefore, this is the most important area of success in their life. For instance, when I was growing up family structure was the most crucial job my parents worked. Later I realized when parents raise polite, respectable, and strong willed children as a parent they’re fulfilling their life’s work. Their aim as a parent was to raise up “successful children.” How one views success is formed from the structured they originated from. For me, a successful life is more than money it’s the relationship I share with the people I love the most. Together as family we pushed one another to engage in personal dreams, mine being …show more content…
For those seeking a profile career as being successful, the next additional step would be landing an accredited job. Success in a job can be measured through how it enhances one’s life and what the job alone does to a person. How it makes them feel and what it does for other people. “You can find joy and success in all types of jobs. Either in the job itself or in what it gives you and your family. For an unemployed person, just finding a job can be a huge success. No one needs to judge what kind of job it is if it gives them the dignity of a paycheck.” (Ann, 2015.) True success in a career isn’t the money but instead the impact it has on someone and the reward it gives. Everyone’s success cannot be measured on the same scale because every person is on a different level than he