Defining Success

Written By Colēgia

Success can be a complicated topic to talk about. For some people, success is defined by how wealthy you are, or other elements such as a good career. While these are fine on their own, we need to consider how they play a role in our lives. Today we want to do a deep dive and take a look at how we define success and a better way to do so.

Breaking Down Success

In order to define success, we first need to break it down to understand what it is. One definition of success is that it is “The accomplishment of an aim or purpose.” This focuses on the idea that success is built around the idea of reaching a certain goal or other things we want to strive for. A common example of this is to be wealthy. This goal often arises since personal finance is a core part of our lives. It's completely fine to want a sense of financial security since it provides stability in your life. Let's also take the idea of wanting fame or attention. It's natural for us as people to want a sense of belonging and acceptance. We do have to consider at what point our actions are simply fueled by our desire for a certain definition of success.

“In order to define success, we first need to break it down to understand what it is.”

It's More Than Just Goals

While goals are good to have since they can motivate us, there are other things to keep in mind with success. Goals focused on things that provide us with an external sense of motivation such as a new car can be fun to receive once it's all said and done, but perhaps there's another more sustainable mindset? Intrinsic motivation is known as the act of doing something because the sense of satisfaction and progress is inherently enjoyable. Finding joy in the moment can equate to a better feeling of happiness and satisfaction when it comes to success. Having a good balance within your life can make achieving your goals all the more enjoyable. Goals are simply one metric of success and understanding that there are multiple ways to measure this is the key to defining it.

“While goals are good to have since they can motivate us, there are other things to keep in mind with success.”

The Best Success is How YOU Define it

It's important to realize that some of the examples we talked about earlier are just some ways to think of when we consider what success is. In reality, the best success is how you choose to define it. For some it's having stable relationships with the people in your lives. For others it can be finding true happiness in improving your craft. Both of these are completely valid depending on the person and it's a matter of understanding what you value as a person. Learning how to define success can take time and our definition of it can change over the years. We value different things at certain parts of our lives and having this sort of flexibility can give you a better way to work on it. Being successful can be very satisfying and having a healthy definition of it can make all the difference.

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