What Does "Be Successful" Mean to You?

United States
September 6, 2012 12:31pm CST
I am making a lot of positive changes in my life right now. I am taking steps every day to become a better me in every way. This includes eating better, exercising, taking responsibility, getting my house in order and keeping it that way, and more. To me, being successful is just that, BEING. It's a journey, not a destination. It's not about achieving a certain level on the corporate ladder. It's not about earning a certain annual salary, or owning so much property. What is success to you?
13 responses
• Philippines
7 Sep 12
Hi, chicospagal success to me is being happy. Having a happy life with God is a true success to me. As long as I know that God is with and He delights my prosperity then it's a success. Having enough money (enough to buy the things I need and I sometimes want, enough to help supporting my mom and enough to help others is a success to me).
@ligwan (44)
• Philippines
7 Sep 12
Yeah. We might have a similar idea. :)
30 Oct 12
Being successful It's reaching what you want. whatever that you make you happy. It means when you've basically reach all of your goals in your life and you live a very happy and wonderful life. Happy mylotting!
@silverfox09 (4708)
• United States
29 Sep 12
To me success means fulfilling your desire , your goals set and not the ones set by others . Never forgetting what you stand for and always stand for something .
@smilemoon (766)
• United Arab Emirates
4 Oct 12
Hello, good to talk about success and the meaning of it. It holds a lot of meaning. Setting up and being prepared are the keys features in the accomplishment and success of any business. There are many considerations that an entrepreneur must make a decision such as: type of industry, legal structure, permits and licenses, market planning, business chart, site, organization administration and a production examination account. There are many sources of information to lend a hand to start a business in an prepared way, such as a business plan from guides in that can be found in any market like book stores.The first decision that the worker must construct is what kind of business he/she wants in the direction of start. The better that they know the industry, the stronger there likelihood they will have a successful business, and the better build they will possess for the rest of the decisions that will have to be finished in the moment in time to approach or acheive.
@blinjk (617)
• United States
21 Sep 12
I agree with you.Success is not about anything like money and assets.To be successful should start from yourself having a healthy lifestyle and at your home.It is really a lot of work but you can achieve anything in life by starting to be positive in yourself.
1 Oct 12
Yes for me being successful is exactly what you defined. Successful means process of changing our nature from bad to good. We have to improve our nature from day by day in terms of thinking,relation with others etc.. Successful means you are satisfied in what you have.
• United States
6 Sep 12
Success can mean so much and so many things as well. it can mean something different to so many people as well. To me success is getting a house and not living with my parents. Having a good career and making it worth my time, having money to pay for my bills. In life you need to be successfull to make accomplishing things be a success for you. Accomplishing things like having furniture for a house, having things that you want. Doing things on your bucket list is a successfull thing i believe. I know its different for everyone but i wish the best success for you in your life.
• Philippines
8 Sep 12
for me it mean you could feel successful even the achievement may be less or not greater. it s how you feel that you do your best. it does not mean you need to be always on a winner front and not on the loser side. we feel successful when we done something good for our self, help other and also lean to share our talents. being successful mean you are able to achieve more than your usual output. for example if you become failure in doing such things or achieve your priority. but, despite of the barrier you still to strive your goal and when you attain it then you feel successful. there are many things to do to become successful and some do it in a good direction while other do it by doing a bad deeds or by hurting other people in there way to the top.
@magtibaygom (4858)
• Philippines
12 Sep 12
I agree with your post about success. And I remember one audio training about success that I used to listen to, it said, success is, it's who you become in the process. Like what you have said, it's more on the journey, not much of the destination.
@riempie9 (1021)
• South Africa
6 Sep 12
Success for this writer means when you have inner peace, your family is healthy and content and God is in your life. This is not easy to achieve but it can be done. As long as God is in your life you will stay on the path of goodness and mercy.
@mikyung (2232)
• Philippines
6 Sep 12
Baby girl - We want to have one soon
Success comes to those who work hard towards a goal. I think, being successful is relative. It is case to case basis and it depends on how people perceive it. Winning a lottery can be successful feat to others but to others they are just too lucky. Getting a diploma could be a successful event for others, while others passing the board exams is a sure way to be successful. For me, I consider myself, on the right track to success. I'm doing my best to achieve my goals - to have good and productive life - career, love, family. For I want a baby girl soon. . My wife and I are workig hard to have one. Thanks
@nadi333 (101)
• India
6 Sep 12
Hi To me success is being a person in a way which bring to us lot of respect and friends and their valuable care for us wherever we go and it still continues though we get apart or for from them. Have a pleasent day !
• United States
6 Sep 12
Success is everything you obtain from your hardwork. The willingness to accomplish all task to be able to meet the goals. The fusion of heart and mind for being well dedicated. And leaving proof to anyone that you can achieve everything through experience leading to a great life.