How do we define success

I read this interesting article in BloggerLounge on successful people. The article was on successful dropouts who became a household name with their innumerable feats in their chosen profession.Sure the name that comes to most people's mind is William Gates, but i did not know Ty Warner or Azim Premji belonged to this elite group. Fascinating read.For more on the article, please click on the url link below.

But the article got me thinking.What is success?. why do we all crave for it?.From our first lucid thought, we all strive to achieve. We will still be crawling on all fours if as a child we did not struggle to take our first step!!!


we constantly struggle to better ourselves and our surroundings.We are left with this constant state of wanting.You set a goal for yourself, and work hard towards it's fruition, when you do, you feel this momentary flare of satisfaction but soon you are left with this empty space with the need to fill it quickly with another goal/dream to strive towards.So it would seem,it is the art of wanting rather than the attainment that keeps men moving forward

When you look at yourself,do you see a successful person in the mirror?. and what would be your reason for thinking so?. and if not, why not?. Does success perceived in one man's eyes be looked upon as failure in an another's?. If one measures success by the accumulation of wealth and power,then Warren Buffett may not consider himself a success since he is only the 2nd richest man in the world with his net worth of $52 billion as opposed to William Gates with $56 billion,( compiled by Forbes list ).


If by education,then Micheal Dell(Dell computer corp)may not think himself as successful as Dr Nathan Myhrvold, ceo and managing director of Intellectual Ventures(phd in theoretical and mathematical physics and a master's degree in mathematical economics from Princeton University. He also has a master's degree in geophysics and space physics and a bachelor's degree in mathematics, all from the University of California, Los Angeles)as Micheal Dell dropped out of University of Texas where he was planning to pursue medicine,instead decided to found the PC Company.I can go on with the comparisons, for all of us when compared fall short. so what does success mean? how would you define it?. What is success in your eyes?.



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