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What does success mean to you? Have you ever stopped to think about it? If you do not know what success means to you, how will you know when you have attained it? Take a look at the definitions of success by the interviewees, does any of the definitions resonate with you? Which ones and why? If you crafted a story of success, what would it look like? Sound like? Feel like? What is your story of success?

How do you define success?

Nathalie Lussier
I define success by the way you feel, and I know that some people define it by money, your house and by more tangible stuff. But I think that success is more about the inside and how you feel on a day-to-day basis. If you feel like you are contributing and being rewarded for what you are doing and feeling comfortable in your space in the world, then you are a success.

Paul Copcutt
Being rewarded for doing what you love to do and that lets you lead the life you want to live.

Duke Redbird
Success is getting what you want, but happiness is wanting what you get.

Ron LeBlanc
I think success really is living with your passions. If you are a busker on the street and you’re playing music, or you’re trading on the floor or you’re being a mother, if you are doing what you want to do, that’s success. Living to your talents and your passions is really the measure of success.

Gina McAdam
Being content with what you have, but knowing you have journeyed from here to there and not stood still.

In your opinion, what is the formula for success?

Nathalie Lussier
The formula for success will depend on the person. For entrepreneurs it’s putting yourself out there and deciding what you want to do, how you’re going to help people and going forward and creating great information and being there for people, but also taking a look at all the things that contribute to success, such as are you sleeping enough, are you eating well, are you exercising and creating a legacy, which is one of the things that will be there for generations to come.

Paul Copcutt
Find out what you are passionate about and figure out a way to live a life doing it.

Duke Redbird
Success is when you get what you want.

Ron LeBlanc
If you are blessed with a clearly defined and delineated passion, the formula for success is to be brave and to jump into that passion of interest.

Gina McAdam
The same as luck – the marriage of preparation and opportunity.

As you’ll notice none of the definitions and formulas for success talks about the attainment of money, is that significant? Success is very personal and there are many success formulas. What’s your definition? What’s your formula? In another post, I’ll include some additional and definitions and formulas for  success.

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