by Vilie Farah

Created on: November 30, 2010

Success. We all strive to be successful in our personal and professional lives. How do you measure success? Is its value monetary? Or maybe it is proportional to popularity and social recognition?

When it comes to measuring success, each person has individual notions. How to tell if you are successful in life? You will first have to know and recognize your goals. Knowing what you are living for will help you determine whether you have achieved success.

~ Understanding goals and priorities ~
Some people have experienced tremendous professional growth and success without feeling fulfilled and successful. This is because people pursue the goals that hold biggest importance to them.

Knowing what you want and what to fight for is the first step towards achieving success and finding out if you have managed to give your life a meaning.

If you know what you are pursuing, you will be able to tell if you are successful in life. Determine the one single goal that will make your existence meaningful. This is the first step you have to undertake.

~ Achieving your goals ~
If you have had a major single goal and you managed to achieve it in your lifetime, then you have faced success.

Success is knowing what you want, struggling to get it and finally making it. The goal can be anything, even something insignificant. It has to provide you with a purpose to live. If your goal is of such personal value, it is worth fighting for.

~ How many people love you? ~
You will be able to tell if you are successful in life by taking a look at your surroundings.

How many people are happy because of the successes you have achieved? How many people love you and wish you the best?

Even the greatest success will be meaningless if you have nobody to share it with. Successful people are loved and appreciated. They have many friends ready to die for them, they have a loving family and a circle of loyal acquaintances.

Just look at the faces of these people. If you have made others happy and if people are ready to support you regardless of circumstances, your life has been successful.

~ Do you feel that you have managed to contribute to something important? ~
The feeling of fulfillment and happiness comes through the manner in which you have managed to contribute to a cause that holds importance to you.

Are you living something important behind? Have you changed somebody’s life? Will your actions be remembered long after you are gone?

If you have managed to make a change, your life is a successful one. Be proud

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