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“Success”
Often than not people always ask the right definition of success. Many people seek for the
attainment of success but not all are knowledgeable about it. While there are a lot of selfperspective meaning of success these are some definitions: “Success is the status of having
achieved and accomplished an aim or objective. Being successful means the achievement of
desired visions and planned goals. Furthermore, success can be a certain social status that describes
a prosperous person that could also have gained fame for its favorable outcome (Mueller,
2016).”; Success is an achievement when a person has accomplished something big, when one is
happy in what he is doing and being able to go beyond one’s own expectations.
Success is when a person has accomplished something big. It is when a person feels that
he has reached his target goals and dreams. It may be just small scale victories such as winning a
game, passing the exams or learning new things; or big scale victories such as getting a promotion
in a job or luckily winning the lotto that one longed wished for. It is when a person feels the
accomplishment of achieving one’s objective in life. Success is when a person has played his role
and complied with his responsibilities. This is when a person has the feeling of fulfilment of not
worrying about tomorrow because he is capable of supplying his daily needs and wants. It is also
a feeling of contentment for pleasing the people he loves that also brings joy to himself. “It also
includes providing adequately the present and future needs of a person he cared for, this includes
financial security that he could give for the people important to him (Nkhoma, n.d).” It is one of
the greatest feeling of fulfilment to see them happy and pleased. Furthermore, in order to be more
successful, one should dream bigger dreams and goals for himself. This means setting his own
standards even higher than what he had accomplished and continue striving to achieve bigger
accomplishments. Moreover, one should not only be stuck in a stable position but rather should be
dreaming bigger than expected and setting new goals to achieve, still continuing to fight for one’s
dreams and not giving up. Also, being successful simply means that one should not be hindered to
continue hoping and pursuing new bigger dreams that would challenge one to work harder and
have the mentality of not settling for less. This can be done by being optimistic, doing better than
what is expected of him, and believing that everyday should be a working progress.
Success is when a person is happy in what he is doing. It means that success is truly
achieved when a person is happy with his chosen path or career. When he is not easily bored and
that he does not feel the pressure and tiredness of what he is doing. It is when he has no regrets
afterwards. It is when a person is happy and is exactly where he is supposed to be. Success is a
feeling of fulfilment in imparting his passion for others, a feeling of joy and happiness in sharing
the things a person knows to others realizing that they receive an advantage out of it. It is a sense
of fulfilment knowing that he helped someone or something improve like for example when
teaching, one feels the sense of achievement when he is doing what he loves, imparting his
knowledge and understanding to the students, and at the same time seeing them learn new things,
gaining new insights and seeing them excel in what they are doing. It is when one is following his
heart’s desires and pursuing to do the things he loves. Success is also when one is already
contended and satisfied with what he has and feeling of completeness. According to Zulu (n.d.), it
is when one has the feeling of enjoyment and satisfaction with all the things happening with his
life and when one has no more complaints about small things and not worrying about what happens
tomorrow. Furthermore, it is when he focuses on thanking others for the things he has rather than
craving for the things he does not have and his hunger for more. It is when he is totally contended
and making good use out of the things and resources he has for oneself or to others. It is a feeling
of completeness when he feels relief and thinks he has already attained the things he wanted. It is
also when all necessities are properly provided.
Success is being able to go beyond a person own expectations. One should not be limited
to what he already did but focuses on achieving what else he can. It is when one is open for learning
and improvement. This comes when one is staying humble and is willing to accept his mistakes
and use it as his motivation and a stepping stone to improve oneself further. It is also to make sure
not to commit the same mistakes for the second time around. It is when one enhances his skills
and pushing himself to the limits. It is when one does not settle and stop but continue to try new
things that would improve him to be better. Just keep on trying new experiences that even though
one fails, he should treat failures as part of the process to achieve success. It is when the person
accepts his own failures with open arms and make those failures as his inspiration and motivation
to keep on trying and never giving up. That he will push himself to his limits. In addition, success
is also when a person gains courage and self-confidence. It is when he is not afraid to try new
things most especially what he least expects himself trying and being surprised afterwards of what
he is capable of. It is knowing one’s strengths and weaknesses into finding the things he is good
at and honing his capabilities and sharing it for the whole world to see. It is when he does not settle
with his own expectations but rather going beyond it. It is when he exceeds his expectations and
focuses on the things he cannot do. It is when someone continually seeks guidance and advice
from others. Success also comes with a person who still seeks for additional knowledge, people
who are still curious about many things and wanting to gain better understanding. It is when a
person overcomes his own fears and insecurities and doing one’s best to excel in the things he does
not like and afraid of trying. It is believing in himself and trusting that he can achieve it.
In conclusion, there are a lot of definitions in achieving success but it actually depends on
the outlook of a person. It is how he views success. Nevertheless, success in general is an
achievement of having accomplished something big, when the person has reached his target goals,
complied with his role and responsibilities and by dreaming bigger dreams and goals. It is when a
person is happy in what he is doing. It is when one is truly happy with his chosen path or career
and does not feel the hardships because he feels fulfilled at the same time doing his passion. When
a person is contended and satisfied for all the things he has and enjoying the best out of things
rather than being greedy of wanting more, and a feeling of completeness. It is also going beyond
one’s own expectations, by not settling for the achievements one had already accomplished but
continue pushing oneself to improve better and learning new things along the way. It is trying to
do the things he least expects doing and having the courage to overcome one’s self insecurities
and using it as a motivation, and using it as an advantage. It is when a person enhances his skills
and improving more in the things he is good at. And most of all, by always staying humble and
accepting one’s mistakes. Therefore, success is how one perceives it. One should still do his best
in everything to be successful which comes with hard work that requires much of one’s time,
patience and effort. Lastly, success is evident with one’s attitude and outlook in life.
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