Is success always be measured by the quantity of money?

Money is definatley a measure of success but it's not the only way to gauge it. Also your education and friends and family. your spouse and children also. It all depends on what's important to you.

I think success is what we make of it. I think true success is being happy in what you do and doing it well. Money is sometimes involved, but that isn't the heart of it. I remember one of my boys didn't know what he wanted to be as he grew older. He kept asking what I thought. I just told him I don't care if you park cars for a living, if that is what makes you happy then you are a success at what you are doing.

hey clorissa123 Sorry I can not agree that success can be measured by money. In life money is not sole criteria there are so many things. It depends from person to person. For me money is not sole criteria . In my opinion if you lead a happy life along with your family that is called success. No doubt in present day people are running pillar to post to earn money and they are hankering for the money and they can do anything for money and if they achieve lots of money world or society can call them successful person but for me they are very poor man. To earn money they have forgotten their routine life, family members they know only one thing i.e. money. pkc3000

Hi clorissa, I don't believe that money or material possessions of any kind have anything to do with success. You mention Bill Gates and Ryan Buffet but there others, some very rich families who take a lot of pride from the fact that there name is synonymous with money. There is nothing wrong with having money but unless you are a happy, healthy individual with a loving family, your money doesn't mean much. You still get sick, you still get old and you die like everyone else. I think the best yardstick for measuring success is happiness, if at the end of the day you feel good about yourself and what you have accomplished, then you are a success. Blessings.

Success = having what matters to you as part of your life. If you are someone who is driven by money, then I guess having a lot of money equals success to you. If having a family is what you desire, then you are successful when you have created your family unit and are part of it. I always wanted to "get married and have kids" when I grew up - and I did just that. And so I was successful. Now, success for me is being true to what I desire in my life today: independence, choosing what matters to me each moment and living by it, freedom to do what I choose each day. On the last - "freedom to choose what I do each day" - this is about how I spend my time, with what and whom I surround myself. It can be a job that brings in a decent income....or it can be spending time at home and with my family....it can be volunteering.....or it can be running errands. As long as it is what I choose....and I am fulfilled in doing it....then I am successful.

Well success is not in 100% or numbers, its all in the satisfaction of your effort and giving a good fight.

Success comes in every shape and profile. Success comes to some of the most negative people as well as the most positive ones. Success has more equal vision and less prejudice than thinking theory promoted by some people. Money doesn't equate success. Even with a small bank account, those who are content find themselves with great wealth and that means a great success in their life.

Nowadays, yes. That's because most of the world is sold on the idea of making a huge pack of money and living like a sultan. Basically its a loose way of looking at life because money can only buy things and do nothing else for you. Its a lot better to try making a quality life for your actions and deeds and forego this crazy idea that to be happy is to make a fortune. Few do that and even less end up really happy.

I would like to use money as the measure. I have too little of that. So, maybe I would say the other living values like honesty, sincerity, hard work and creativity do count in this assessment. After all, Mother Theresa cannot be gauged on money. Could Jesus? The answer will be in the negative.

In my opinion, money can be used to measure one's success. It is a most direct and obvious way. So many people are looked down upon by others just because they are poor. I think a successful rich person doed something good, which just makes him or her more successful in reputation. I want to make much money and be a successful person.

I think success is as simple as "being happy and contented". As long as you are happy and contented of whatever you have desired or achieved, I think it's enough to say that you are successful. It just varies on the level and source of happiness and contentment each and everyone of us wants. SOme earn happiness through acquiring money and therefore will only get contented if they reach the specific amount they have been dying to achieve. SOme however feel successful even by just being able to send their children to school till college. I really do believe that there's no certain type of achievement or amount of money to say that someone is successful. SUccess rather is found on people's outlook and attitude towards life.

In my opinion money is a way to maximize your self-fulfillment. Success can be measured by the extent of self-fulfillment which can be achieved in many ways. So if you think money can give you max self-fulfillment then money can measure your success. If you think family matters more then family represents your succcess. Money can tackle most problems, but money is helpless for anything related to emotional satisfaction.

I think sucess it measured by the level of hard work and contribution you put into things. The actors in box office movies always get marked as successful but in my mind the great success stories are the set designers and assistants who are there all night working hard to get it done. We just have a conversation on this topic in school yesterday. Suxess can also be measure in ones family or the people around him. Or the level of honor he has. Some of the best musicans in the world arent even on any charts but are very successful at there craft.

I believe that success is not about how much money you have in your pocket but first and foremost how fulfilled you are in what you are doing. for instance in your career, there are times that your chosen career cannot give you box of money but deep inside your heart you can feel the satisfaction and fulfillment... for me it is what you call success

Well, some people measure success by the amount of money that he or she has. But I do believe that money it not the only measure of success. A person can be successful if he or she is happy with his life and his accomplishments. For as long as there is satisfaction, then there is success.

I dont want to be like Bill Gate or Ryan Bufet,I want be myself,people should recognise my sefe.

Hi clorissa! The reality of life dictates that being successful is to have more money. But for me, being successful is to work hard to be happy of what you will have. I for one wants to have properties/investments of my own but only to secure my family's future and this is the main reason why we are working to earn a living. I don't need to have a lot of money, what I want is just to be provided with everything we need for the present and for future when rainy days comes. Days are not all the same, we are able to work now but time will come that your body also needs to rest. Having a secured future with savings enough for your own necessities so as not to bother anybody when you reach the twilight of your life, is what I call a SUCCESSFUL life. Cheers!

In this wage slave economy I don't have much money..But I do have friends. I have folks I can trust and who know they can trust me. I have the support of many of my co-workers and my supervisors. I know how to work and have no compunction about doing so. I can learn things and will continue to do so until there's no more reason to..And I have Liz who stuck it out during my long pissant time following my breakdown and turned what could have easily been a 5-6 year relationship into a 22 year relationship..Hell, I'm more successful than them folks who only got money to measure their worth! The poor baztards.. ENJOY!

Are you referring to Warren Buffet? I dont measure success by the amount of money I have in the bank. That is not how I define success. To me, my goal is to have a good and stable career and to be able to support my family and do the things I want in life - travel, mostly. I don't have to be rich. I just want to make a sustainable amount to support myself and my family. I already have properties so that's not what I aim for. What matters to me is the health and well being of my family and that I am able to provide what is necessary.

For me success is measure by accurate knowledge in God's word if you do first seeking God's the thing will be added to you then you be find success.