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We all want to succeed. There are truck-loads of literature out there aimed at helping us achieve success. From having specific and measurable goals, writing them out and sharing them with people who can help, to breaking larger goals down into smaller ones, strategic planning, to the power of optimistic visualisation there are countless methods and practices which can be immensely effective and beneficial. The most vital step we must take, however, is first defining what exactly success means to us. Before we can achieve it, we need to know what it is.
There is no shortage of societal pressures and depictions around what success is supposed to look like. All forms of media are filled to overflowing with images of how successful people are supposed to look, behave, dress. What kind of home they are supposed to live in, what kind of vehicle they drive, what kind of leisure activities they engage in and where and with whom. They are compelling images but they also tend to be focused primarily on the material trappings of success.
Financial success is certainly one form of success, the perks accompanying it part of the reward, and it can serve as an easily identifiable metric…