What is Success?

Poverty is not a hindrance to success. Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.

What is success really? And how do you get it? How do you measure success?

What is your definition of success? By your own definition, are you successful?

Success has to be balanced. After all, if you have lots of money but terrible family relationships and bad health, that is not really success!

Take this quick assessment to determine if you have balanced success.

On a scale of 1–10, with 10 being outstanding, rate yourself in each of these 7 areas of life:

• Mental
• Spiritual
• Physical
• Family
• Financial
• Personal
• Career​

​How did you do? Did you have some 8s, 9s, and 10s? Did you rate anything lower than a 6? Do you have work to do?

“Success is the maximum utilization of the abilities that God gave you.”

Zig Ziglar

I have found that we all have work to do! Our goal is to be 10s in all of these areas, and that is nearly impossible as life is always creating challenges for us.

What can we do? Simple: on a daily basis, we can make intentional choices that help us advance in each of these areas. It’s the little things we do on a daily basis that create the life we want.

To be successful, you must accept all the challenges that come your way. You can't just accept the ones you like. There is no challenge more challenging than the challenge to improve yourself.