Define success by your terms, not by other people’s standards.

Mensah Oteh
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By their own definition, many people call the achievements of others the ultimate measure of success. If that's what you want to call success, then you can't be too far off. But if we look at what we consider to be success, we will find that not everyone is on the same page. The trouble is, too many people let other people's definitions of success dictate their lives and careers.

Everyone's individual definition of success is different, and the person who defines it for you will be different from the person who defines it for him. Maybe you'll choose a career based on the amount of money that you earn in it or how well-known your name is in your field. Whatever your choice, it's important that you don't let other people's definitions of success dictate yours.

Your definition of success will determine everything in your life: your happiness and satisfaction in what you do, whether or not you feel challenged and fulfilled, and how successful and content you will ultimately feel inside yourself.

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