How do I define success?

A couple weeks ago, a conversation with a client about his definition of success got my brain spinning about my own definition. Later, I went to the whiteboard (my external brain), and an expanded picture of what that looks like spilled out.

For me, success has multiple facets, not all of which are work-related. At the heart of it is feeling truly alive in all parts of my life. The main categories that bubbled up are:

* Career passion (of course)
* Financial abundance - having "enough"
* Time abundance
* Love
* Health
* Being present
* Meaning

As I started writing about it, I realized that there is enough in it to merit several posts. Over the next couple weeks I will look at each of those facets more closely.

[Update: I've provided links above to each post.]

None of this is my cast-in-stone definition of what success must look like for everyone. It is simply the result of my own personal exploration in my own journey.

I welcome your thoughts on the matter over the next few days.

--

Curt Rosengren

Passion Catalyst  ^SM

Career passion e-books

Comments

[Nancy Miller]

Great discussion! I think everyone should ask what success means, and how will I know if I have found it. We spend too much time accepting the definition of success fed to us by the media, the culture, and accepted belief systems without finding our own definition of success. I have written my story at: http://lifeworkdesign.blogspot.com/2005/05/success.html. I would enjoy hearing your answer to that question on your website (just add my link) or go to http://lifeworkdesign.blogspot.com.

Nancy Miller
LifeWork Design Coach

[Hiren Shah]

There cannot be any cast-in-stone definition as Curt has correctly pointed out. Further, Curt has given different areas of success implying that overall life balance is desirable. One has to be reasonably successful in all the areas rather than have lopsidedness.
One Australian tycoon's son had a very interesting thing to say in this connection, " If my father had worried more about lifebalance instead of working 20 hours a day, we would not today be having such a business empire and so many people would not be employed and benefitting from it" So the definition of sucess and life balance varies with time and perspective as well.

[qinekile hellen]

i want to know about being productive and how this would lead to success?

[qinekile hellen]

i want to know the productive and how this would lead to success?

[Diana]

I am Diana from Costa Rica i think that the word sucess mean something that you expect to do.

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[HPark]

“Success” is when one masters all of their talents given to them by the Lord at birth. Also, to use these special talents to help and support those in need. I also believe that you have reached success when you create a life where there is actually a meaning to living and worry is not necessary at any time.

Ur Welcome :D