Comments on: How Do You Know When You’ve Reached Success?

By: The i-Blog from Team i-become » Success

The i-Blog from Team i-become » Success — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:09:24 +0000

[...] dream of making it big and being a success. The tricky thing is that the term success is very subjective in nature. For different individuals, the word success denotes different [...]

By: Gillian - Google SEO

Gillian - Google SEO — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:47:28 +0000

Success for me is about celebrating your achievements and being grateful for what you have now at this present time. I’ve been reading The Power of Now. While the author encourages you to set goals, he really encourages people to be happy with where they are now and not dwell on the past or anchor their happiness on a goal or milestone that may never be achieved. P.S. That image is making me very hungry!

By: Nathan Hangen

Nathan Hangen — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:38:33 +0000

Like Michael said, I already feel successful because I’m doing what I love doing and I know I’m going to achieve my goals. For me, being on the right path = success. As I mover closer to a life of abundance and away from a life of scarcity, I think the happiness factor will kick it up a notch.
.-= Nathan Hangen´s last blog ..It Sucks to Be the Little Guy =-.

By: Edge Girl

Edge Girl — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:16:37 +0000

Success is a journey and not a destination…LOL.

But seriously, are we confusing goals with success?

If I mull over the point, I find that my measures of success are reflected by quality of my life.

Success on a tangible level associated with my goals in day to day life include a nice place to live, ability to travel when I want, and not worrying about how much money is or isn’t in my account.

It is also reflected by the caliber of people I have in my life.

But I think the legacy I leave behind will be the true measure of success.

How many people will miss me?
Will my life’s work carry forward?
Will my ancestors even care that I existed?

I never have measured my success–but had someone recently contact me and congratulate me on what I had accomplished. He remembered my goals from the 1970s and sees where my path has taken me.

Personally, I think the definition might shift. A near death experience earlier this year left me pondering…since I am obviously not finished, what is really important to me in the larger scheme of things?
.-= Edge Girl´s last blog ..Ed Dale & Dan Raine Open Immediate Edge for $1 =-.

By: Brett Legree

Brett Legree — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:15:03 +0000

Hmm.

Success might be looking back at your life when you’re ancient and not saying, “Shit, I *wish* I’d tried that, but now I’m too old”.
.-= Brett Legree´s last blog ..6 weeks 2 days. =-.

By: Walter

Walter — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:32:27 +0000

Success for me is never permanent. It may vary depending upon the circumstances where I’m in. For now it may be money and recognition, but in the future it may not. Perhaps I would settle on the fact that success is when we are able to get the things we aspire in life, be it noble or silly.

By: Vincent

Vincent — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:22:45 +0000

A wife, 2 children, a warm home, friends and family. And being able to support them financially, emotionally and other -nallies.

Speaking of children, you might be interested in what 7th grade students have to say about success:
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2010/01/06/9944297.aspx

I like this one:
“As the say [sic] goes, the only time you will find sucess [sic] before work is in the dictionary.”
.-= Vincent´s last blog ..Squares, hexagons and distance =-.

By: The other James

The other James — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:48:33 +0000

For me success is and always has been having the respect of my peers.
.-= The other James´s last blog ..9 Steps to CRM Nirvana =-.

By: Jeff Gardner

Jeff Gardner — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:26:58 +0000

Success for me is to remember, as often as possible, to:

Turn Up
Pay Attention
Be Grateful

By: Justin King

Justin King — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:23:44 +0000

I’m noticing that a lot of people above are commenting on never really reaching success – and that’s because it’s oven relative.

While it is static for some people (being able to support a family), for other’s it’s much more dynamic.

Once you achieve A you feel good, celebrate, eat a steak, and then you realize “I can do more, I’d really like to.” So you set out to conquer B, then C, and so on.

The only danger with dynamic success is knowing where to stop and making sure you balance everything. If there is one thing we can learn from the boomers it’s that going after a career isn’t worth it if you ignore your families and health.
.-= Justin King´s last blog ..Personal Finance For Young People Part 4: On Credit Cards =-.