On Success

"What does success mean to you?", I was recently asked by someone. I had not given this question a lot of thought before, or at least not in a way as to come up with a coherent answer on the spot. I replied that it was being in a position where I could ensure that my family were comfortably provided for, and that professionally I was in a position where I was a leader, setting an example for those working with me.

On further thought, this is a very vacuous answer. Of course, I want to be in a position where my family are happy, financially comfortable. Of course, I would in some life want to be a big shot at a company, 'leading', making decisions...these are banal excuses to define success.

But really - what does it mean to be successful? After a point, doesn't it become a meaningless, futile concept, designed only to lead us to become ever more greedy, more ambitious, more soul-less? Why can't success be measured non-relative to other people? Why can't I / you define success independent of what we see around us?

Success always is a state of mind. I don't think it entails 'reaching' a given point in life. Instead, success should be dotted around everyday life, filling up spots. Success is knowing you are being the best you can ever be. Of course this rarely happens....

....but that's what we to need to aim for.