Being successful is such a desire that almost everyone wants to achieve. However, the task is not easy and it varies from one person to another due to the different definitions of success. That is, being successful is such a subjective matter that varies from one person to another with no consensus on one definition of the term. In other words, there is no one definition of success that can be generalized to everyone in the world. In general terms, success is about achieving what you are aiming for and reaching planned goals. Yet, this is not sufficient to define success in all its details. No matter what your goals and desires are, being successful means that you have achieved those goals completely or partially. Some would define success in financial terms while others would define it in a social context. There are pretty much more views on how people see success in life from different perspectives and different angles.
An interesting aspect that is often related to success and discussed in the same context is hard work. Hard work and discipline are considered key factors to be successful, regardless of which goals you are aiming to achieve or what desires you want. Yet, those are important aspects of being successful, they are not sufficient alone. Mainly, you have to understand the meaning of success in your life which suits you personally beyond all other definitions that do not suit you. In other words, being successful is a subjective matter, and to achieve success, you will need to know on a personal level what kind of success you desire to achieve or when you consider yourself successful. Another interesting, yet neglected, aspect of success is defining your goals. If you do not have goals, you will never be successful, at least on a personal level.
There is an interesting side of the matter that is not often discussed and, to an extent, neglected as no one wants to talk about it. Failure is the other side of the issue of being sucessful which accordingly means failing to achieve desired goals in life or any other context. It is not a negative phenomenon but rather a stimulator of success. Failure would teach us what we need to be successful and give us different perspectives on our journey to success. Most importantly, failure is a strength. That is, failing and trying again teaches us discipline and resilience. Finally, failure, when learned from it, inspires us to make the change in our lives to be successful.
To outline the matter of being successful to be understandable, we first need to understand our very own meaning of success. That is, we need to ask ourselves one simple question. What is success for us and what do we want to achieve? Thereafter, we need to work in this direction and accept failure as a part of this journey to becoming successful. It is quite simple, but it needs a lot of effort and discipline. It is the same formula that we need when defining someone as a successful person. We can consider people as successful only if they could achieve what they desire regardless of all other aspects that we consider a success for us. That is, we might desire to achieve financial success and we see our desires achieved by other persons who are financially successful. This does not necessarily mean that they are successful and they achieved what they aimed to. Being successful is a subjective matter and varies among humans.