Measuring Success

It's a hundred and one ways to measure success. Each one of us measures it differently. Some measure it by how much money they earn. Others measure it by the career and title they get. Then you have the people who measure it by the things they possess, such as their house, their art and jewelry and the number of cars they own. Others measure it by the state of their health. As children, many of us measured success by the friends we get, by the honors and awards we achieve in our school activities. Personally, success cannot be measured in the material things we have, nor can it be measured by the job titles we earn. To me, success is an inside job. To be successful you must FEEL successful on the INSIDE, your inner self. As one says, 'you can have all the money, houses and status that you like, but if you do not FEEL successful on the inside, then you will feel like a hamster running on it’s wheel in a cage. You’ll be chasing success all your life and will never achieve it.'

my husband measures success primarily with how successful we are in remaining in the presence of God. he is not so much in the material things, for he believes that God will provide for our needs as long as we trust in HIm fully and live by faith. and i do believe this. sometimes though, i get easily frustrated, especially if things don't happen my way. thank God my husband is so strong to bring me back to what really matters. after all, after we traverse this life, nothing will really remain but our selves and God. :-)

As long as you are happy with your life, then you are a success. There are so many people that hate their jobs. They may be a " success" at their work but if they hate their job, I think that is sad.You should enjoy your work and your family and friends. And if you do, you are a success.

This is a good question. I measure success on how well I have raised my kids, and my grandkis, also what I have done in my life. I don't own my own home. I did at one time before my husband passed away. I own a car, but it is a 92 olds, and I manage to keep it on the road. I am grateful I can have the things I do have. I can't keep up with the Joneses, as much as I try, but I'm still happy with what I have.

I would measure success, as having a life filled with happiness. Living with a loving spouse, and having enough money to pay all your bills, and buy whatever you need. It would need to be free from debt,since debt causes alot of problems. It would basically be the opposite of what my life is now.

i might say theres some of thing that i say im dont success, but i dont regret what life i have right now, still i feel lucky, i dream to have my oun house, and it comes when i less expected it.i might say that everything you want in your life, work for it and soon you will success.,

I think its different for different people. For me its the proportion in which I think i should be rewarded and the % of these I have actually got. In that scale i think my success ration is too small. I have yet not got what I think I should have.

There are different ways of measuring success, but since the question is targeted at the reader, id say that success for me is how close I come to reaching my goals and dreams. Everyday I set a target and try to hit it with my best shot. Know what I mean? I've got loads of dreams since im still a teenager. So success for me is how close I really get into reaching those dreams

In the modern times success is measured in terms of financial gain you have gained . This is my belief...may be I'm wrong in my conviction. The truth points to the fact that in recent living money is the in-thing and intellectual fervor and recognition are left behind.

For me, being successful is being able to achieve the goals that you set for yourself to achieve...^^...

Well, for me I think if I manage to make a difference in other people's lives, then I can call myself successful. By making a difference, it can be in any way: for example making them smile, making their burdens lighter by helping them or just by listening to their problems, or by encouraging them, or by giving them advice that they ask that they consider good. It can also be in the form of writing them thank you notes or letters of appreciation or complimenting them. I like this definition of success: http://www.transcendentalists.com/success.htm

For me, a successful person is someone who is doing what he wants and loves what he does. Success depends on what goal you have at that moment. If you want to own a house in 3 years and you did, that's success. If you simply want to serve and be of help to others and you are actually doing it, it's success. If you want to earn this much and you did, it's success. You can go on with things that you want and you're doing it... that's how I measure success.

Hello Perry2007 I measure my successes by the achievement of my goals. I have small and big goals as well as small and big successes. Like, if I reach my goal of posting at least 10 discussions in myLot, I'd count that as one of my small successes. Ultimately though, I'd know if I'm truly successful if at the end of my days my family would say I'm the best mother, the best partner, the best daughter and the best sister. I guess success in relationships is most important for me :)

I think that success should be measured by the things you have and how you obtained them. BEcause you can have slot of thigs but did not come by them the righ tway so does that make you successful? As far as I'm concerned Success is like life its what you make it.

If a person is happy in life, their kids are not doing without and their business is not in the red, they are successful.

how to measure success? let me see. For me, there are 4 elements to be successful person. 1, having a job which i love. money is important, but i don't want to work only for money. i must love my job, then i can be happy everyday when i go to work. 2, having stable and enough income. once you have enough money, then you can do many things. you can help others, too. 3, having a happy family. parents and my younger brother are most important for me, and i'll be happy if they live happily. 4, having a beloved boyfriend. i can't live with my parents forever, then i will have my own family, then i hope i can have a boyfriend who loves me very much. i'm not successful, because i have no enough money, but i'm happy.

well,according to me,success is somethin which is attained after u have put a lot of hard work,,after a lot of strugglin and pryin,,and when u finally attain it i guess its teh most cheerful day of ur life,,be that in whteva way for instance when my guitar gigs go well,,that is succes for me,,cuz i no how much effort i have put in to it thnx