How Do You Measure Success?
How do you measure success?
I think the answer to that question will vary depending on who you ask.
The first thing that pops into most people's minds is having a lot of money. And that may be true for many. But I think that success is measured by a deeper metric than that.
I measure success by how I am able to answer this question, "Is my family better off today than they were yesterday?".
If I can confidently answer YES to that question everyday, then I am succeeding. That means that what I am doing is working.
If my honest answer is NO or I don't know, then what I'm doing isn't working and I need to do something else or go in a different direction.
It takes more than money to improve the quality of life for a family. It also takes attention. It takes having time to spend with them. Starting a successful business can give you both in time. If you can make enough money to fulfil your family's needs and desires and also have as much free time as you want to spend with them - That is success!
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Stephen, You're absolutely correct. I've heard so many older people say they lost their family, do to them spending so much time on business. We do you have to have our balance and order. Thank you so much for this awesome blog .
Peace💗
Success is different to everyone. We all have our own ideas of what success is.
To me, success is being better today than I was yesterday.
Derek
You're right, success is more than money.
Without the love of our friends and family,
we would feel a bit alone with all our dollars to spend.
Have a great day!
Ingrid
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I've always related the two A words with success ... achievement and accomplishment. This was very relevant to me as a young athlete striving to make the varsity team. Then success in school became relevant and was definitely associated with achieving the best grades possible in preparation for going to college.
Initially when I became a working adult success still centered around the two A words, but somewhere along the way it also started to take on another meaning ... money. The income needed to support my family soon started to take on a dominant meaning of success.