Define Success

As human beings we go through life asking what success is? Because it is not an easy word to define, this question can be asked all through someones life.

To some success may mean graduating with a degree from a prestigious university. To others, success may mean committing to another person with feelings so intense that they marry. To many, success means getting a high paying job with benefits. So, what is success anyway? It is all of these things, and absolutely none of these things.

Success is based on what you, as an individual, aspire to do in life. In this guide to being successful, I will expound on what success is, how you can achieve it, and some different types of success that you can achieve in life.

The Definition of Success

The definition of success is often difficult to explain. Success is different for every person. Different things are of more value than others.

Success occurs, however, in much the same way for everyone. If one sets a particular goal - no matter how small or how large - and they work to accomplish that goal and find themselves experiencing a period of completion, then they are considered to be successful. In other words, if you start out with a specific intention and you follow that intention through to the end to the point where you have accomplished the intention, it is then that you are truly successful.

How to Achieve Success

Many individuals spend quite a bit of time and quite a bit of money looking for ways on how to achieve success. I am here to tell you that it is not about reaching out for the best products on success, hiring success experts, or anything like that. You do not have to know the right type of people to be successful; you must simply be the right type of person - that's all! The following outlines some simple steps that you can take in order to ensure success in your life:

1. The first thing that you must do in order to achieve success is to take total responsibility for you, and your life. This means 100% - no less is acceptable. Many go through life blaming people, events, and situations for their lack of success. This is inappropriate. If you want to be successful, then you have to accept the fact that it is you that is responsible for you, what you experience, and how much success you reel in throughout life.

2. Secondly please run away from making excuses. Make a personal commitment that you will never succumb to giving excuses for your actions, or your lack thereof. You should view excuses as nothing more than a rationalization of inactivity that serves no purpose other than convincing you that you are not directly responsible for the events and situations that transpire in your life. Excuses are morale killers. They will bring you down more than they will build you up.

3. The next step to experiencing true success in your life is to change the way that you perceive the "negative" people, events, and situations in your life. My philosophy when it comes to the negative that I experience in life is that there is always a positive. We would never learn if we were not faced with challenges. We could never appreciate the positive if we do not experience the negative. There is a learning experience in absolutely everything so it is important to focus your thoughts in this manner.

Types of Success

I could name many different types of success that individuals all throughout history have experienced. Many have proven successful in:

- Inventions

- Relationships

- Goal Setting

- Mechanics

- Writing

- Dealing with People

- Having Children

- Graduating from College

- And, more!

It is all about mastering or becoming the best at something. It is about setting a goal and seeing it through to the point of achievement. Success is about being who you are, and going for the things that you want in life. Success can come in so many ways. No one is able to tell you how to live your life except for yourself.

In Conclusion

When asking "what is success anyway?" you must take a look at who you are, you must take responsibility for who you are, and you must eliminate all excuses for why you cannot do one thing or another. You must know and understand that excuses are nothing more than a rationalization for inactivity and you must take the necessary steps to go past that lack of activity. You must set goals and see them through to the end. When you accomplish this task that is when you can say that you are successful.

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