The Central New York Business Journal said - “How do you define success? That’s not a trick question, and there are no wrong answers. For some, obviously, success means money. Others rate emotional happiness as being more important, yet others rate popularity above all else. Regardless of how you define success, an emerging specialty called ‘success coaching’ (also known as personal and professional coaching) offers the chance to visualize your highest goals and stay on track to achieve them.”

 

  The definition of success is different for each person. 

   Success is about the person you are, and the person you are becoming.

     It is about fulfilling your potential and achieving your dreams.

      Your success is what will bring you a life of joy and pride in your accomplishments.

 

My favorite illustration of how people define success in their own unique way is .....  The Corsican Fisherman

 

A lone fisherman sat on a stretch of beach. His single fishing pole was planted in the sand. Along came a businessman on vacation. "Why don't you have two poles so you can catch more fish?" the businessman asked. "Then what would I do?" asked the Corsican. "Then you would take the extra money, buy a boat, get nets and a crew, and catch even more fish." "Then what would I do?" asked the fisherman. "Then, you could move up to a fleet of large ships, go wholesale, and become very rich," said the businessman. "Then what would I do?" asked the Corsican. "Well, then you could do whatever you want!" shouted the businessman....  And the Corsican replied, "I am."

 

   The following is how some other people see success. 

   Do any of these ring true for you?

 

Webster says success is an achievement or a successful performance. 

Succeed is to have the desired result, to attain a goal, to flourish.

 

A few of my favorite quotes include...

 

"If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all."    -- Anna Quindlen

 

I am honest with others and myself.

I receive gratefully and give quietly.

I am gentle enough to feel and strong enough to show my feelings.

I am slow to see the faults of others but quick to discover their goodness.

I am cheerful in difficult times and modest in success.

I do my best to be true to my beliefs.

 

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.

This is to have succeeded.”                   

                                       – Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

"When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live life."                                

                                       --Greg Anderson

 

"Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin."         

                                      --  Grace Hansen