What does success mean to you?
In life, there are a few things that you need to define for yourself and success is one of them.
Without having your own definition for success you’ll end up seeing success in the same way as your family, friends or society. This is a dangerous place to be in because you might end up chasing that version of success, achieve it and realise it wasn’t what you wanted after all.
WHAT IS SUCCESS?
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, Success is
“the achieving of the results wanted or hoped for”.
If we use this definition of success you can see how important it is to get clear on what you want.
WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE TO YOU?
When you think of successful people what comes to mind? Often people consider people to be successful if they:
- Are rich
- Are famous
- Own a “successful” company
- Have a high position in their industry
- Have won awards
- Are creating a great impact
- Have achieved a certain social status
Now it is important to remember that success is subjective. You might view someone as being successful and someone else might not.
To start working out what success means to you ask yourself the following questions.
- Who do I consider to be successful? Why do I think they are successful? Is there a theme amongst the people I think are successful?
- What are your biggest hopes and dreams? What would you be so proud of achieving?
- What does your dream life look like? If you can’t answer this try The Perfect Day Exercise. You can find out more about The Perfect Day Exercise here.
- What does success look like in all areas of your life: health, work, personal finances, leisure and relationships
That is it! Hopefully you now know how to define success for yourself.
Once you have defined success for yourself I would recommend writing it down and putting it somewhere easily accessible so you can keep it in mind going forward.
