Success, for me, means: A combination of fame and money that you’ve earned and retained up-till a given time.
My neighbor, a Kirana shop owner, with assets worth more than a few million dollar is successful, but not in totality — because, an equally important component, fame, is missing in his case.
And, my father – an exceptionally intelligent intellectual enjoying a huge popularity in his circle – who, living on a pension of slightly more than a hundred dollar a month is successful as far as fame is concerned, but, in his case, the money factor is missing.
In totality, beyond a limit that you set for yourself in terms of a financially secured future for you and your family members, what matters most is: Achieving an intellectual recognition or fame.
Bill Gates, in my opinion, is an appropriate example. Because, despite being one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all times, he, unlike Steve Jobs of Apple, moved onto something that would make people remember him as a great personality rather than the founder of Microsoft. Right?
So success – when analyzed microscopically – is nothing, but a combination of both monetary as well as intellectual achievements; however, the inclination is more towards the latter than the former.
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