What is Success ? What Does Success Mean to You?

The definition of success from a dictionary describes success as:

1. the achievement of something planned or attempted

2. impressive achievement, especially the attainment of fame, wealth, or power

3. something that turns out as planned or intended

4. somebody who has a record of achievement, especially in gaining wealth, fame, or power

But what does success really mean to you?

This article will help you understand success, define success for you, assist you in determining what success means to you and how you can achieve success in all parts of your life.

Understanding Success:

What is Success?

There is no definitive answer to this question because the ‘experience’ of success is different for everyone. What I do know for sure is that once success is achieved, we feel great!

Success is a ‘good feeling’.

When we are successful, we discover that success is always tied to some kind of achievement or material accomplishment but it’s not the bank account, the house or the car that creates our success, it’s the actual ‘feeling’ of success that these accomplishments represent that makes us successful. It’s the feeling of achievement, the ‘trophies’ you look at and remember how and why you achieved them. You feel happy and proud of your accomplishments which are some of the feelings of success.

So…What is Success?

Success is a feeling, an energy, a vibration that is felt as you accomplish your goals in any area of your life.

Defining Success For You:

What does success mean to you?

Everyone experiences success in many different ways. Some people have successful careers, some have successful families and relationships and some have success in all areas of their life. And everyone’s measure of success is different too.

I feel very, very successful because I have a beautiful family that I get to spend a lot of time with every day. We enjoy being around each other and I’m very proud that my children have not seen the inside of a day care centre. I feel very successful because I am so in love with life and I get paid for doing what I am passionate about – inspiring others & helping others.

Let’s Determine Your Success:

Think about what you have accomplished in your life so far that has made you proud.

What are you striving for?

Describe your best qualities.

What are you good at doing?

Think of all the things you are good at…

Are you a good talker?

Do you meet people easily?

Do you like to play a musical instrument?

Are you good at sport, making people laugh or are you a stylish dresser?

Are you organized and efficient?

Are you creative, a good listener, a good adviser?

Focus on ALL the things you are good at and feel good about yourself. Create that feeling of success within you. Don’t focus on the things you want to change, just focus on your good qualities…what would make you ‘feel’ successful?

Once you determine what success means to you, set your goals and start ‘being’ the successful person you want to be. If you start BEING successful, you will then DO the things successful people do and finally, you will HAVE the things successful people have. This is following the BE DO HAVE principle that all successful people live by.

Achieving Success In All Parts Of Your Life:

Now that you understand that success is a good feeling, understand that you can program your mind to feel success everyday…YOU can choose success.

Yep, success is a choice. You can either choose to be successful…or choose not to be successful.

Once you choose to be successful (and stand by your decision), you will do whatever it takes to achieve that success. By making that choice, you will naturally follow the principles of success (responsibility, passion, desire, action, vision, belief and serving others) and once you start applying the principles of success to all parts of your life, you will create the ‘feeling of success’ in everything you do, automatically creating wealth and happiness, building a collection of trophies along the way.

Conclusion:

As you can see, success is in the eye of the beholder and once you know what success means to you and you choose to be successful, you will create an abundance of wealth and happiness in your life. Don’t wait until you are successful before you start being successful. Start ‘BEING’ successful now and walk like a successful person would walk, make the choices a successful person would make and take on a quality of success that a successful person would take. When you start BEING the successful person, you start DOING the things that successful people do which means that you will then HAVE the things successful people have.

Refer to your list of things that you are good at every day. Know what your strengths are and be aware of them.

Remember that everyone has a different measure of success, and gauge your success on the good feelings you have everyday because success is a good feeling that is felt as you are accomplishing your goals. Your material accomplishments are your ‘trophies’ that remind you how and why you achieved them.

To Your Success

Author: Tania Gaylor
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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