By not drafting your own definition of success, there’s a high probability that you’re pursuing someone else’s definition. Maybe it’s your parents’ definition of success, or your boss’s, or even society’s definition of what a successful life should look like. Below you’ll find thirty-one phrases that you can mix and match to create your own, unique definition of success. Success is:

1. Making the world a better place.

2. The attainment of wealth, awards, status, and power.

3. Achieving the goals we set for ourselves.

4. Making a difference, if only in one person’s life.

5. To be recognized as one of the foremost experts in your chosen field.

6. To feel loved and understood.

7. Having the love and respect of family and friends.

8. Doing work you love.

9. To laugh often.

10. Having robust health and a high level of energy.

11. Being happy and content in the now.

12. Having enough money to cover monthly expenses.

13. Crossing off every item on your bucket list : to try new things, travel, find hobbies in which you can completely lose yourself . . .

14. Having lots of time for leisure activities.

15. Raising a healthy, happy child.

16. To use up all of the potential that you came to earth with; making the most of your talents.

17. To live an exciting life.

18. Finding work that feels like play.

19. Achieving inner peace.

20. Achieving the right balance between work and family life.

21. Feeling comfortable in your own skin.

22. Having goals that excite you and make you jump out of bed each morning.

23. Adequate shelter, food on the table, health, and a happy home.

24. Going out into the world each day and doing the very best you can.

25. Being able to quit your day job and live comfortably off of investment income.

26. Helping others with your unique talents.

27. Working hard and playing hard.

28. Coming up with a truly original idea and seeing it through to its implementation in the real world.

29. Being true to yourself.

30. Loving another with all your heart and soul.

31. Creating something new and extraordinary.

So, what’s your definition of success?

如果没有拿起笔定义自己的成功，你追求的很有可能是别人的定义。或许是父母的，或许是老板的，或许甚至是社会规定的成功生活模式。以下31个短句，你可以进行混搭量身定做自己的、独一无二的成功。成功是：

1. 把世界创造的更加美好。

2. 获得财富、奖励、地位和权力。

3. 完成为自己设定的目标。

4.对一个人的人生有着重大影响。

5. 在你所选的领域里，被认为是一流专家之一。

6. 感到被爱和被理解。

7. 拥有家人和朋友的爱和尊重。

8. 做你热爱的工作。

9. 时常大笑。

10. 拥有健康的身体和旺盛的精力。

11. 此时此刻开心又满足。

12. 有足够的钱用于每月的开销。

13. 划去遗愿清单上的每一个条款：尝试新事物，旅行，找寻可以完全失去自我的爱好。

14. 拥有许多业余活动的时间

15. 抚养一个健康快乐的小孩。

16. 耗尽伴随你来到世上的所有潜力；充分利用你的天赋。

17. 过着激动人心的生活。

18. 找份好玩的工作。

19. 达到内心平静的境界。

20. 在工作和家庭生活之间找到合适的平衡点。

21. 裸体时感到自在。

22. 拥有让你兴奋得每天早晨都会蹦跳着下床的目标。

23. 有房子、食物、健康和一个幸福的家。

24. 每天尽你所能融入这个世界。

25. 能够辞去工作，通过投资所得过上富足的生活。

26. 用你特有的才能帮助他人。

27. 努力工作，尽情玩耍。

28. 提出一个真正独到的想法，看到它在现实世界中的落实。

29. 对自己诚实。

30. 全心全意的爱一个人。

31. 创造新颖独特的东西。

那么，你对成功的定义是什么呢？