How do you define success in your own terms?

How do you define success in your own terms?

Do you consider yourself a successful person?

Well I can only speak for myself in this attempt to answer your question, so here it is.

I'll start with a loose definition first,
1.an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs"

2.an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"

3.a state of prosperity or fame; "he is enjoying great success"; "he does not consider wealth synonymous with success"

4.achiever: a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success"

Now that we have that out of the way, I believe the best way to define "Success" in my own life is if I look at first the 5 areas of life.
Spiritual, Health, Mental/Education, Financial, and Social.

When I look at say health, I would first have to figure out what I know is healthy, and that would be in how I feel, look, and feel/look when looking in the mirror. Also I could go by what people tell me about my health/body. This would give me a grounds for which to measure what I wanted in the future. If it was to weight a certain amount then I would set a goal of it, and that goal would be my ultimate level of success, and each pound I dropped would be a step towards that level of success. In essence I would be succeeding each time I moved forward.

You can then take this same approach to any area of your life in which to measure, and that's why I think it's fun to see how different it is for everyone and what success means to them, because it's always different because we all want different things at different times.

Now to answer the last question, "Do you consider yourself a successful person?" Oh yes!
I've reached thousands of goals, and I always find that when I reach one I'm hungry for the next!
And the biggest thing I've seen to pop at the surface is not so much the setting of and reaching goals, but the process or rather the journey along the way.

I hope this brings light to the mind of someone