What does success mean to you?

This can be a difficult question because we often look to others as examples. We see the Joneses down the street with a beautiful home, a swimming pool and a new car. By the looks of things we might consider the Joneses successful, since most people tend to base success on material possessions.

But are they, or is it just a front to try to impress the neighbourhood? For all we know they could hate what they are doing, they could be heavily in debt and not very happy. So why do we judge people by their external appearances and material possessions and compare ourselves with their apparent success? Is that what success is all about?

Success means different things to different people. The reality is, success means whatever you want it to mean for you. Don’t compare yourself with others and what they think success means. Believe it or not, you are already successful in many different ways. You just haven’t taken the time to realize it yet.

I am sure that you have succeeded in accomplishing many of the things that you desired in life -- learning to ride a bike, learning to read and write, graduating, buying a car or a home, finding the right person and getting married, having children, and so on. These are all desires, or goals, that you have accomplished. You have succeeded so far in your life, haven’t you?

Look back again at the two different ways we have looked at success. In the first paragraph we looked at success from an external point of view - we compared ourselves to others. In the second paragraph we considered success from an internal point of view - a view of our desires in life - and they don’t have to be money, power or material things. Your desire could be for a lifestyle, education, career, marriage or anything that you want to have, be or do.

Success is the progressive accomplishment of a worthy goal or idea. If there is something you want to have, be or do and you move forward to accomplishing that desire, you succeed. Success is not just about material things, it’s about you. Success is not about how society sees you, it’s about how you see yourself.

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