The First Step to Real Success

Do you want to have success? Do you want to feel a ... Success is what many people are striving for. Success is deemed to be the ultimate goal to strive towards. That's fine to a degree,

Do you want to have success? Do you want to feel a successful

person? Success is what many people are striving for. 

Success is deemed to be the ultimate goal to strive towards. 

That's fine to a degree, because we all need to head towards 

something worthwhile. However, one of the problems I've 

noticed is that, although many people say they want success, 

they can't define it clearly. Their definition of success is 

vague.

People tend to measure success in material possessions or 

monetary terms. Typically by statements like, "When I'm a 

millionaire I'll feel successful" or "When I have a top of 

the range luxury car I'll know I've reached success." Success 

is often put on a pedestal, at a distance. All too often, 

before these goals are reached, they're extended. It's almost 

as if the closer they get to success, the further away they 

move the goal posts. 

When we define success, we often compare ourselves to others. 

It's too easy to look at another person's perceived success 

and think if we had that as well, we would be successful. 

We strive for the possessions others have in order to 

experience success. If we don't get them, we feel a failure. 

Or we get these material possessions and then discover that 

having them isn't all it's cracked up to be, so we still 

don't necessarily feel successful. When you compare yourself 

to others you're likely to be left feeling a failure. When 

your idea of success comes down to money or material 

possessions, you often wake up and realise there's something 

missing in your life. Success is about much more than that. 

I'm not suggesting you forget the monetary aspect of success, 

because this is certainly a part of it. But it is only a 

part. True success encompasses all areas of your life and 

when you measure all of them, your success will be more 

balanced. The different areas of your life to consider are:

Physical environment

Health 

Friends/Family 

Work 

Partner/Relationship

Fun/Recreation

Personal Development 

Finances. 

The measurement of your success goes beyond work and business. 

When we get too tied up in measuring our success through what 

we do for a living, we can come crashing down if we're made 

redundant or the business ceases. 

Success is often talked about. It's one of those things that 

many people are striving for, but fear at the same time. We 

talk about people and label them as successful. Yet success 

as a word is often without any real meaning for most people. 

Success is held up as something to aim for. 

If you're chasing other people's versions of success, you're 

not likely to experience it yourself. You will only feel and 

be successful when you do it your own way. The first step 

towards real success is to define success for yourself. The 

dictionary defines 'success' as the achievement of something 

desired, planned or attempted. Your definition will 

different from other people's. Success isn't an end result 

or a goal; it's a process and a journey to be enjoyed.

"There is only one success: to be able to spend your life in 

your own way" - Christopher Morley

Success needs to be exciting and fill you with enthusiasm, 

not put you under undue pressure. Let your definition of 

success give you plenty of opportunities to celebrate. Your 

measure of success should challenge youArticle Submission, to really bring our 

your best rather than allow you to become complacent. 

How will you know when you're successful? What is your own 

definition of success?