What defines success? After living a fruitful life, I have discovered what success really is. A healthy family, a job well done. As a teenager, I always strove to do the best I could and would be defeated if I failed. I believed that success was the actual act of completing something. Now, I realize that it was the fact that I tried to the extent that I did that made me successful. I went to the college of my choice and with the skills I acquired, did what I love. I was able to work in the theatre industry! Just the fact that I completed my goal in my mind makes me a successful person. I have had adventures, hardships, and happiness, but the one thing that keeps me going is my motivation to be greater than I am. Such a motivation is the key to being a successful person; it makes life more meaningful. Although I was not able to be a famous broadway star, I have come to terms with that. I know know that what my father told me as a young girl was not correct. He would tell me how if i became an actress i wouldn't be successful, that i would just waste my time doing commercials and menial work. But, as i grew in the industry i chose, i realized the relationships and joy i was gaining was the real success, not the money or the fame.
So what is success? Success is satisfaction in one's self, and nothing more than that.
