The Key To Success: The Definition Of Success

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Since the very beginning of time, man has tried to achieve success. Success, as defined by https://www.google.com, is “the accomplishment of an aim or purpose.” This definition of success is very objective, but there are flaws to it. A person that values happiness will not be successful to themselves if they gain a lot of money but they aren't happy. Success is within the mind of the individual. A large portion of one's life is spent working to become successful. People are told throughout their childhood to work hard so they can grow up and make lots of money. But success takes many different forms. Different people have different interpretations of what success means to them. For some, success is measured by social status and wealth; for …show more content…

Without knowing what success is for you, you cannot know where to even start working towards your goal. As the famous Tony Robbins said, “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” This quote means that setting goals is the first step in turning what you cannot see, which might be money or power, into something that you can see. With your goals in mind, you have to spend every day working towards them. Many people set goals that are very far away and decide to give up once they begin to realize that. I have had similar experiences when I set goals that were extremely unrealistic and gave up after realizing. Regarding this matter, Confucius, a renowned philosopher once said: “When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” This quote has given me much enlightenment, and since then, I have not changed my goals, no matter how unreachable. For example, one of the goals that I’ve set that was unreachable at first was making myself not nervous when I do public speaking. I listened to what Confucius said and now, I am much calmer when speaking in front of a crowd. There are a lot of consequences to not setting small goals. If you don’t set small goals, What comes next is the strategy of the 3 secrets to …show more content…

Some people take advantage of two, or maybe three of those opportunities. Not taking advantage of opportunities doesn't necessarily mean that it is impossible for one to succeed, but the more opportunities someone takes advantage of the less time it will take for them to reach their goals. Opportunities come and go, but the next step is looking for and creating new opportunities for yourself. Many successful people have also said this such as Orison Swett Marden: “Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.” This quote directly supports the second “secret to success”. It tells us that although you can wait for opportunities to come, you need to make opportunities for yourself to be truly successful. For example, the I joined my school’s play even though I didn’t really want to at first. When I told the teacher that I wanted to join, it was already past the application deadline, but I showed him some of my skills and he eventually let me

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