Written by: Guest Writer
2 min read | Published: January 27, 2019
In today’s society, it can be difficult NOT to compare yourself to others. It’s nice to remind yourself that everyone has their own definition of success though, and that’s great. Hopefully, after reading this article, you start recognizing your own accomplishments. The sooner you realize it, the faster you’ll feel content with your life.
Material Success: You measure your success to the amount of nice things you have. For example, a big house, flashy car, stamps on your passport, or connoisseur of brand names. It could also mean you’re able to live a comfortable life, with no financial worries.
Career Success: So many dream of becoming CEO or a creator of a successful company. This could also include how you have developed professionally, as well as how successful your company is. This doesn’t just include people who work in big corporations, however. This type of success can happen in all types of businesses.
Educational Success: This type of success means you’re someone who’s curious about the world around you and you will go out of your way to learn new things. This can range from getting a college degree or by simple self-research (looking online and reading a book).
Spiritual Success: This type of success can have a different meanings to people. Some can interpret it as feeling content with their spiritual belief (whether it be religious or not). While others can interpret this type of success with confidence in themselves and their life’s purpose.
Philanthropic Success: This type of success is very important to those who want to make a big change. They might measure their success with philanthropy or how much of an impact they’ve made on others.
Travel Success: Your main focus in life is to travel the world, not how big your house is. Not only do you want to travel to new destinations, you also want to learn more about these places to make the trip more meaningful. This, however, doesn’t mean you have to be incredibly rich to afford to travel. You just have to know how to plan and be flexible.
Hopefully, this list has helped you realize your talents and has motivated you to become successful.
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