The Meaning of Success and How to Define Success in Life
Eugene Adu-Wusu
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Definition of Success:
Success (the opposite of failure) is the status of having achieved and accomplished an aim or objective. Being successful means the achievement of desired visions and planned goals. Furthermore, success can be a certain social status that describes a prosperous person that could also have gained fame for its favorable outcome. The dictionary describes success as the following: “attaining wealth, prosperity and/or fame”.
How to define success in life?
The only person that can answer the question above is you. I am neither able nor willing to prescribe the ultimate definition of success, as this is not possible. Every person is thinking differently about being prosperous in life and is defining success in another way, so there can’t exist a definition that is suitable for all. It is very important that you know exactly how to define success in life! Make yourself aware what accomplishment, success and prosperity in general means to you in your life. Some might define success as having luxurious cars and a huge mansion, whereas others consider a life full of joy and happiness with their family as the true meaning of success. Once you have figured out what is important for you personally you are able to focus on your visions and goals.
The meaning of success
One of the most important key steps to achieve success in life is to know the meaning of successfor your personal life. The true meaning of success goes far beyond the common definitions of success, such as having a lot of money, being wealthy, having a lot of tangibles and earned degrees. Quite the opposite: true success in life cannot be measured with the above named factors, but instead with the amount of people that are able to life a better and more advanced life because of what you created. This is the meaning of success. Not the trophies people are collecting in their lives. Media and society lets us often conclude that living a successful life means to be extraordinarily wealthy and have a lot of tangibles. But the meaning of success is to live a happily life and to make this world a better place for everyone.
Is a fancy sports car really the definition of success?
Definition of failure
The opposite of success is failure as it means to fail while trying to achieve aims or objectives. Besides this regular definition of failure it also can be said that even wealthy and successful persons fail in their lives. Just think about the rich and famous and all their scandals, addictions and suicides. All of them were extraordinary persons but a lot of them were also extremely unhappy with their lives and were not able to see the meaning of success. Wealth cannot be defined with money, but instead with values in your life that make you a happy person, such as friendship, relationships and your family.
- The difference between accomplishment and success:
Accomplishment is often associated with success, but it is not the same. Accomplishment refers to the results we desire when we attempt to reach specific goals. Basically it is the results that we plan or expect to occur. Success is the positive consequence or outcome of an achieved accomplishment.
- The definition of accomplishment
Accomplishment can be seen as the process to become successful and with every accomplished goal you take a step towards prosperity and a life full of success.
How to achieve success in life?
- The process of becoming successful starts with elaboratedgoal setting
- Define a strategy and a plan how you intend toreach your goals, aims and visions
- Keep in mind that success is the consequence of having earned a series of accomplishments, so make sure to divide your goals into easier to reach subgoals
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1yI like the meaning. That is how i measured my success.
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1y43, David Amodu Street,Agbado, Ogun State,Nigeria,112107December 26, 2022Eugene Adu-Wusu, Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana Dear Eugene Adu-Wusu,My name is Oremodu Bukky. I came across your article titled; The Meaning of Success and How to Define Success in Life, published on the 3rd of February, 2016 on LinkedIn.Please, I'm currently working on a book that is geared towards helping girls realize their self-worth and would need to make use of your article to achieve that.I would be using words from your article in one of the chapters and I ask for your kind permission to do this. Referencing you in the book is a must, and I won't fail to do so.With the understanding that you have a busy schedule, I thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you soonest, Sir.Happy Holidays.Yours faithfully,Bukky Oremodu.
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2yI would rather be depressed with money than depressed without. Money is one of the most important things in the entire world unfortunately. People with money can afford much better doctors, healthcare, therapist, Fewer money worries (like trying to figure out which bill are you going to pay out of 7 bills that you have, affording to take a vacation which I can't afford to do.... and much much more. Not having that month stress of where is the money going to come from all that time. Money makes a lot of difference if you know how to manage it and have good common sense.
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