What's the Meaning of Success?

Success is a term that can be compared to so many things. It can be modern lifestyle, being socially inclined or financially well off. Many people immediately visualize a picture of large bank accounts, big houses, and expensive type of cars. Well, it's really an aspect of success. However being successful means a lot, lot more. There are also people who think that being successful refers to have a good life with their family, being at ease or comfortable with your feelings, happy at home and being love by family, friends, and acquaintances.



However, what is the common factor in all these? Well they involve feelings. The feelings are comprised of anxiety, free from worries, self respect, peace of mind, love, joy, happiness, and being positive.

A successful life would not only mean to attain material, monetary and/or financial plans but to also have the above mentioned feelings. The generation nowadays made the term success similar to the tangible things or materials that seem to forgot one last thing: the core of being successful is that feeling of positivity that comes with achievement and accomplishment. Success in terms of lifestyle is not only a matter of "Mom get me an IPod next week, I am the only one left in the class without it" It must be for long term happiness with your family, yourself and true friends too.

Simple lifestyle yet it can be satisfying in the long run. Here are some success for some, just take a look:

For a child, it means be able to get an award after a hard work of first letter writing, to shoot his basketball in the ring, getting friends who stays behind every time, family bonding time, etc.

A teenager, success means an award for excellence in academics or sports she or he belongs, being greeted by his or her crush a Happy Birthday, a party held by his or her family for a simple achievement done and a lot more.

While an adult, can be a love interest for years answered at last, graduated in college with flying colors or simply to graduate with your family by your side then eat in a restaurant or favorite  food booth to reminisce the days as well as to get a work afterwards to have his or her family next time.

Then as a family, parents love to define success after raising their child to be a good citizen of the nation as well as disciplined in terms of time management, goals and listening to their reprimands even if they are big enough and most of the adults do not listen anymore.