Definition Of Success: All About The Money

When you think of the word successful, there are many things that come to your mind defining it. Inevitably, the word success in some way means some kind of positive progress; in a world where we stereo-type everything though, there is a perfect picture idea of what is expected to be able to fit into the category of what is known as successful. For this reason the people you think of being successful are those who are the most well-known and wealthy; those we classify as celebrities or famous. Margaret Mead says, "For many Americans, the concept of success is a source of confusion. As a people, we Americans greatly prize success. We are taught to celebrate and admire the one who gets the highest grades, the one voted

I believe society has this expectation and this idea that to be successful in life means that one to have an esteemed job that makes generous money. However, that is not reality. But with this idea set in mind - an idea that is basically engraved in our brains from the time we are children- it is poison to our society; that “man is crushed and enslaved not only by the world of nature but also by the world of civilizations” (119). This idea of attaining the most in life, money wise, is false and wrong. It makes us slaves to civilization and it hinders us from accomplishing a complete and fulfilled life; it obstructs our idea of life and

Even though most people easily recognize societal success easily, it does little in regards to enhancing the apparently “successful” person’s sense of

In this American Society everything is about how wealthy or successful a person has become. However, is making money really going to make a person happy and/or grateful? We revolve our lives around money. The more money you have, the more toys you will own. The more amount of toys you own, the happier and more grateful you will become. Is that not true? I actually believe that this statement is false. Companies and unrealistic fantasies have brainwashed us, and have conned us into believing that we absolutely need more of everything. By putting up billboards and putting advertising on your personal television, they ingrain unrealistic expectations in your fragile mind. Somedays we forget to be grateful for what we have and become

Only a few percentage of people in our lives achieve success. Most of the people believe that success implies wealth and wealth implies success. In reality, neither of those things are true. Although money directly correlates with financial success, achieving true success in life and becoming rich are two different things. A man can be poor and

 Everyone’s vision of success is different. Wealth, happiness, and fame are all the stereotypical goals of the common person’s so-called “American Dream.” My American dream includes more of the first two aspects than anything else. Happiness is the most important; without happiness, wealth and fame are useless. Without happiness, success cannot exist. If you cannot look at yourself in the mirror and evaluate your own life as a success, then why should anyone else consider you successful? Wealth can contribute to happiness. No matter what anyone says, having more material goods makes your standard of living better, which normally is a direct connection to happiness. Fame, to me, isn’t needed but rather acquired through the life of the successful person. A legacy is more honorable than fame, because after death fame is a more humble characteristic. Changing others lives, after they looked at your life in retrospect, makes fame an irreplaceable part in success.

Success to me is definitely an abundance of wealth; however, I believe that my strive towards this means so much more. My hard work will not equivocate to the stereotypical desire for materialistic happiness. I will need a lot more than that in life, because I know that true success is to provide for the people you love in order for them to be successful as well. Working hard to earn as much money as possible will allow me to help my parents buy the house of their dreams. Someday I will help my children go to any college of their choice no matter the cost. I want to be so financially successful that no one in my family will ever have to lose an great opportunity simply because we cannot afford it.

There many ways to view success. Everyone has an ultimate goal in life, whether it’s to be the wealthiest person alive, or to just live a healthy life. But sometimes wealth can’t just be your greatest goal in life. You have to keep searching for new goals, and keep pushing to be more successful. Also, if wealth is the meaning of success, why are famous people always on the news

In this age in which we live, success is generally measured by the amount of money you earn, or the amount of wealth or power or number of promotions you’ve accumulated. I find that the older I grow, the more I view the people who are most happy and content with their lives as the most successful. Rich, poor or in between, they’ve tended to treat life as a journey, not a final destination. They took that trip when they were 25 even though they really couldn’t afford it, they ordered the $55 bottle of wine with their filet because they knew that even though it was expensive it would enhance the meal so much more than water would. They took a chance on a start-up company, moved to Europe or Asia and experienced things that most people only dream about. If they managed to grow wealthy from the experience, so much the better. As long as moderation with most things is practiced, things won’t spin out of control.

In today’s culture, society, as a whole, brainwashes us into a false perception of success. People with expensive handbags, cars, or jewelry are automatically deemed as a success. Also, people with corporate jobs that hold Chief Executive Operation positions, or a field in general that makes an immense amount of money are considered the successful ones. While a having a great job may be someone’s own personal success, do not let the wealth speak as to why you are successful. Success is not always determined by one’s wealth. As an example, it is already known that celebrities make a vast amount of money. When we review their success, we look at their accomplishments, and how hard they have worked to get to their ultimate goal, not how much money they have ascertained.

As a matter of fact, success could never be complete without happiness. Money can be a person’s success. To demonstrate, a person could be looking into his bank account and see that he has a lot of money and that could make him feel happy and successful. A person’s knowledge could also be his success. For example, a person could have gone all the way from elementary school through high school and he could feel successful, happy, and accomplished with his knowledge. Personal items can be another factor that makes people feel successful. To prove this fact, a person can own a very expensive diamond necklace and that could make him feel very successful. None

The word success has many different meanings depending on who is talking about their success in life. A more wealthier man would most likely have better success in his life than a poor man who has to fight for everything he does. Another example of what success means to someone is how at one point in a man's life, he might be on top of the world and is leading a huge successful business, but the next day he lost everything he had worked for just because he took a chance. The man will have to work many long and hard years to move himself back to the top of the chain of success, and out-work many

“It used to be that what people accomplished determined their success. Now, success is judged based off of what people have.” (HealthyMose59) Nowadays material goods are what determine people success. Some think that path to success comes from earning money and buying things and this is what makes them so materialistics. Many people who have a lot of money think they can buy happiness and success. This is a big mistake because for several people succeeding means working hard until it is deserved. People usually think all these material goods are everything they need and want in their life. As Salavtore Folisi (2009) said “Because we have created our own processed environment of roads, cars, industry, buildings, malls, homes; because we

The idea of success is different, and can be argued. For some authors like Brink Lindsey, success is going to college, being intelligent, and having a first class family. In his article “Culture of Success”, he states, “In other words, the main reason fewer African Americans and Hispanics go to college isn’t that they can’t afford it. It’s that they lack the skills to do the work” (Lindsey 341-342). He also mentions that children that come from low income families won’t go to college, therefore they won’t be successful.

What is success? Success is a term with many definitions. Webster’s dictionary defines success in four different ways: (1) the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; (2) the attainment of wealth, position, honors or the like; (3) a successful performance or achievement; and (4) a person or thing that is successful. Despite the seeming clear definitions of the word, it’s different for each individual. However, out of the four meanings, many only associated the word with definition number two. Society says success is determined by how much money one makes or the level of fame achieved. Although society equates power, prestige, and wealth to success, there is a problem in society 's view of success and Webster’s