How can success be defined?

People define success in several ways as they have different points of view. When we hear people talking about success, there are several things, which come to our minds. It might be about how a celebrity got successful, how a business has accomplished its goals in becoming successful, how a country has developed by being successful, how a medicine has been successful in curing people and the list goes on. Therefore, success can be defined through the perspectives: fame, wealth, relationships and inventions.

Firstly, when we take a closer look at how success is defined through fame, McDonald can be considered a valid example to find proof in. It started as a business in 1940, with a restaurant opened by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald in San Bernardino, California. But now McDonalds can be found in 119 countries and territories around the world and serve 58 million customers each day (Reference Wikipedia). This is one way people consider being successful as it falls into the category “being successful through fame”

Secondly, when we talk about wealth, we could take a look at one of the world’s richest person, Bill Gates. He was just a normal person among us although he was a college drop out. But due to his interest and capability in taking challenges, he is a billionaire today and is the Chairman of Microsoft. He also owns shares in several other companies. Some people might say that it is every man’s dream as this is how some people define being successful; they judge wealthy people as successful ones in the world.

Thirdly, when we take successful in relations into consideration, Dale Carnegie is one of the best examples. He was a famous American writer, lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills. He was the author for the book “how to win friends and influence people”. That book is a clear proof, which shows that he was a very successful person in public relations. He has helped a vast number of people in sorting out the problems, which confronted them in the day-to-day life. People consider him as one of the most successful people in public relations. (Reference Wikipedia)

Lastly, Inventions is something, which most people consider is related with being successful. Alexander Graham Bell is a highlight able example of being successful in inventions as he was the inventor of telephone. People consider him as one of the world’s greatest inventors of all time as telephone is one of the most important gadgets in our modern world, and believe that without his fantastic discovery, the communication process wouldn’t have become easier. Thus people consider inventing stuff as being successful.

In conclusion, I would say that success maybe a small word but it consists of a vast number of ways how people could define it. Fame, Wealth, relations and inventions are how few people define success. The question remains somewhat unanswered as different people define it in different ways.