Essay : Money is not the only measure of success in life

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Essay : Money is not the only measure of success in life

For most people in our modern-capitalism world, money is the first thing, and sometimes the only thing that measures success in their life. Money can buy power. Money can buy fame. Money can buy time. Sometimes money can even buy a life. So money has become the first common goal for everybody. However, there is something else that can be the measurement of success in life.

 

One important thing that defines success in our lives is our careers. With different careers, we will have different goals and measurements of our success. If you are an athlete, your success can be measured by lots of things such as wining tournaments, breaking records, playing in the top league or competing in the Olympics. If you are a scientist, the success in your life will mostly depend on your researches. One line of formula that can prove your theory is true can be the great success in your life. If you are a writer, you will probably succeed if your book gets on the best-selling shelf in the bookstore or if your works get published in a magazine. If you are a musician, playing in the country’s orchestra or a number of your CDs that have been sold can be counted as the measurement of your success. So we can see that another measurement of success in your life besides money is how much you have succeeded in your career.

 

Success in human life is often measured by numbers. Therefore, everything that can be counted can be used as a measurement. Again, these measurements vary with each career. If you are an athlete maybe it is the number of tournaments or the number of matches you have won. But if you are a writer, it is probably the number of your books that have been sold out or if you are a musician it might be the number of your CDs. Sometimes it could be even a silly thing like the number of girlfriends you have. In fact, it is human nature that we always want to compare ourselves to others. In almost every career there is money involved, and maybe that is the reason why people always look at money as primary measurement of their success - they can easily compare it with the others.

 

The other measurement of success in our lives is awards. For the scientists one of the greatest accomplishments in their life is to win a Nobel Prize, for the writers there is the Pulitzer award, for actors and actresses there is an academy award, for musicians a Grammy’s and so on. These things are different from the other measurements in that it is judged by other people not ourselves.

 

Besides those measurements we can compare them with other people or let other people measure our success, sometimes just accomplishing our wishes or dreams can be measures of success in our lives. So it does not matter that you have won the world championships or just the tournament in your school, working in the biggest company in the country or just set up your small company. If it is your dream, you have already succeeded in your life.

 

The common goal in people’s life is to be peaceful and happy. Being the richest man in the world does not mean you are the happiest man in the world, although money can buy you happiness sometimes, but not always. So another measurement of success you are in your is how happy your life is. It might be having a warm family and children, having lots of friends or maybe just having someone who truly loves you.

 

In addition, as times change, the measurement of success in life also changes. For examples, wealth, thing that many people use to judge success in one’s life, is changing when time has passed. Thousands of years ago when humans were still a cavemen, it might have been how big you cave was. Hundreds of years ago it might have been how big your land was. Today it is how much money is in your bank account, so maybe in the future it might be something else.

 

In conclusion, the measurement of success in your live can be many things. It just depends on time, what goals you have and who is the one doing the judging Money is just the first common, one but it is not the only one.

 

[willardexe]

Essay : Money is not the only measure of success in life

For most people in our modern-capitalism world, money is the first thing, and sometimes the only thing that measures success in their life. Money can buy power. Money can buy fame. Money can buy time. Sometimes money can even buy a life. So money has become the first common goal for everybody. However, there is something else that can be the measurement of success in life.

 

One important thing that defines success in our lives is our careers. With different careers, we will have different goals and measurements of our success. If you are an athlete, your success can be measured by lots of things such as wining tournaments, breaking records, playing in the top league or competing in the Olympics. If you are a scientist, the success in your life will mostly depend on your researches. One line of formula that can prove your theory is true can be the great success in your life. If you are a writer, you will probably succeed if your book gets on the best-selling shelf in the bookstore or if your works get published in a magazine. If you are a musician, playing in the country’s orchestra or a number of your CDs that have been sold can be counted as the measurement of your success. So we can see that another measurement of success in your life besides money is how much you have succeeded in your career.

 

Success in human life is often measured by numbers. Therefore, everything that can be counted can be used as a measurement. Again, these measurements vary with each career. If you are an athlete maybe it is the number of tournaments or the number of matches you have won. But if you are a writer, it is probably the number of your books that have been sold out or if you are a musician it might be the number of your CDs. Sometimes it could be even a silly thing like the number of girlfriends you have. In fact, it is human nature that we always want to compare ourselves to others. In almost every career there is money involved, and maybe that is the reason why people always look at money as primary measurement of their success - they can easily compare it with the others.

 

The other measurement of success in our lives is awards. For the scientists one of the greatest accomplishments in their life is to win a Nobel Prize, for the writers there is the Pulitzer award, for actors and actresses there is an academy award, for musicians a Grammy’s and so on. These things are different from the other measurements in that it is judged by other people not ourselves.

 

Besides those measurements we can compare them with other people or let other people measure our success, sometimes just accomplishing our wishes or dreams can be measures of success in our lives. So it does not matter that you have won the world championships or just the tournament in your school, working in the biggest company in the country or just set up your small company. If it is your dream, you have already succeeded in your life.

 

The common goal in people’s life is to be peaceful and happy. Being the richest man in the world does not mean you are the happiest man in the world, although money can buy you happiness sometimes, but not always. So another measurement of success you are in your is how happy your life is. It might be having a warm family and children, having lots of friends or maybe just having someone who truly loves you.

 

In addition, as times change, the measurement of success in life also changes. For examples, wealth, thing that many people use to judge success in one’s life, is changing when time has passed. Thousands of years ago when humans were still a cavemen, it might have been how big you cave was. Hundreds of years ago it might have been how big your land was. Today it is how much money is in your bank account, so maybe in the future it might be something else.

 

In conclusion, the measurement of success in your live can be many things. It just depends on time, what goals you have and who is the one doing the judging Money is just the first common, one but it is not the only one.

 

Measuring Success

This is a topic that is of interest to me and I have mulled it over on previous occasions.

It is all too easy to criticise success being measured by monetary success by those who typically have been unsuccessful in that endeavour themselves, of which I am one.

There is merit in achieving success in that regard. Money without question can enrich your quality of life and give both you and more importantly your family some security in an uncertain world.

That said, money beyond my immediate needs has never come high on my lists of priorities because rightly or wrongly I am of a different mindset.

Let me ask you this?

What is more important to you? To be a successful businessperson and very rich.

Or, to be loved.

Furthermore health of your family and yourself is the most important of all. Compared with these things money pails into insignificance.

Of course you may have money and these things, but we are beginning to see money fall down the list of priorities are we not?

With an excess of money at your disposal lies a great responsibility to help others does it not? If you do not help others, in what way can you be described as successful?

IN A NUTSHELL A SUCCESSFUL PERSON IS,

“Someone who stays true to his or her beliefs”

W.DAY

[willardexe]

Measuring Success

This is a topic that is of interest to me and I have mulled it over on previous occasions.

It is all too easy to criticise success being measured by monetary success by those who typically have been unsuccessful in that endeavour themselves, of which I am one.

There is merit in achieving success in that regard. Money without question can enrich your quality of life and give both you and more importantly your family some security in an uncertain world.

 

That said, money beyond my immediate needs has never come high on my lists of priorities because rightly or wrongly I am of a different mindset.

 

Let me ask you this?

 

What is more important to you? To be a successful businessperson and very rich.

Or, to be loved.

Furthermore health of your family and yourself is the most important of all. Compared with these things money pails into insignificance.

Of course you may have money and these things, but we are beginning to see money fall down the list of priorities are we not?

With an excess of money at your disposal lies a great responsibility to help others does it not? If you do not help others, in what way can you be described as successful?

 

IN A NUTSHELL A SUCCESSFUL PERSON IS,

“Someone who stays true to his or her beliefs”

 

W.DAY

 

Finally

The values you hold will be known through your actions not your words.

Of the many forms of success humanity towers high above all.

All else must bend around that principle; success in a different field that undermines that principle is a failure.

Who would pit their success against mother Teresa, Florence nightingale and the like?

These types of people epitomize true success and we are all humbled by their excellence.

Oskar Schindler look what he did with the money he had, absolutely awesome and these are the types that deserve the title successful.