...WHAT IS SUCCESS? Does being wealthy or having expensive material things make you successful? Does have a prestigious job make you successful? The answers can only come from within the person asking the question. What makes a person successful? Attitude! Being able to look back at all of the trauma and hardships one has endured and realizing that you made it through. Through it all, you never gave up. Success is to believe in your self. Success is facing challenges that come your way with the attitude “I will endure and overcome”. It is being able, when you feel like giving up, to delve into your innermost self to find strength and courage. It is being able to wake up to a new day, content with what lies ahead. It is being happy with who you are and what you have achieved. It is the power of positive thinking. Success to some may be measured in money or possessions. A true successful person is one that can look at accomplishments, remembering the endurance needed to get there, and realize although times were tough, they never gave up. Having money, a big house, and a fancy car doesn’t mean you are successful. It just means that you make money. To define success, ask yourself these questions: Are you happy with your life? Do you feel that you have made the most of your life? Do you feel triumphant in knowing that you never lost sight of what is important to you? Do you feel like you have been victorious with life’s battles? Success does not come...
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...Today, I want to talk about what everyone wants: success and happiness. No, I'm not trying to give you a philosophy lesson. I'm here to talk about two very simple things. That's it. Just two simple things. Success and the real meaning of happiness. Now of course, everybody wants to be successful. So, what is real success? Ralph Waldo Emerson said his definition of success was to laugh often and to win the respect of intelligent people. A lot of students say that going into a good university is success. Some people say getting into a high position in society is success. What is your definition of success? Becoming a pro gamer? Becoming a CEO of a famous company? Some may be the same, but as you see every person's definition of 'success' is different. Personal success comes in many different forms and your concept of being a success might not be the same as mine. If you want to be successful in your life, then the very first thing you should do is to take the time to decide exactly what “success” means to you. Never mind what it means to anyone else, what does it mean to you? To some people the concept of being a success is earning a lot of money. In fact society seems to base the whole concept of success primarily by how much money a person earns. I'm often amazed at how many people define success as making (or having) a lot of money. The way I see it, everybody's definition of success can be mapped on a simple grid. The way a lot of people think, success should be defined as follows: ...
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...Macy Koon Dr. Thompson COLS 1001 11 December 2015 What is Success in College What does it take to succeed in college? When I think of success I think of achieving something that I have desired, planned or attempted. A successful college experience for me would be developing important study skills such as how I can study, what I can do in and out of the classroom, and how I can manage my time. It is often claimed that the most successful college students attain success because they are only smart and study hard. Success in college for me goes beyond intelligence and hard work. It depends on my motivation and developing good study habits. My motivation is the reason I am at college. No one motivated me but myself. In the book What the Best College Students Do, Ken Bain talks about how making straight A’s is nice. I agree with him. He also says that straight A’s hardly guarantee a happy or productive life. In order to succeed it takes a personal sense of purpose. To have success we need to make good decisions and have self-confidence. In order to be a successful student I need to be a risk taker and make connections. Rather than chasing success, I have to achieve it. Bain details that there are three types of learners: surface, who do as little as possible to get by; strategic, who aim for top grades rather than true understanding; and deep learners, who leave college with a real, rich education. In high school I was a surface learner. I did not always apply myself like...
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...Success takes many different definitions. People have different interpretations of what success really means. For me is as simple as: living well and laughing often. The idea of living well is a very broad statement. Living well, in my opinion is getting success in personal, social and professional life. If I can achieve all of these three levels of success, I believe that I have lived well. Personal success for me is being able enjoy little things that life has to offer. For instance; understanding and appreciating diversity. To have someone to love and treasure, to meet the right person, fall in love, and get marry. To feel that I’m able to love my child and pass on wisdom to him .Feeling that someone loves me, is something that makes me completely happy and successful. Because I believe that without love, life is not thoroughly complete, thus never truly achieve success. I believe that, by being mentally and physically healthy, I have achieved personal success. When I get home to see my loving husband, my loved child, and then I’m able to sit down, relax and appreciate life, then I’m successful in my own right. Social success has a lot to do with the natural tendencies that I as human posses. For instance, I have identified good friends that I can count on as well as they can count on me. Meaning that I have good friend where I can rely on. I know that if a need help on anything, there will always be a helping hand. A part of societal success is also to learn how to treat...
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...What is success? People generally define it as a financial status; you do well in college, find a job and make a lot of money. I believe success doesn't value the amount of money, rather it values the amount of effort you put into attaining what you want and showing/spreading happiness. Money is redundant in success. You can be a person living in the streets and still successful. In order to be successful, you have to be devoted. Some people think success is just given to random people. This is a lie. People work up to success, it's not something you can just get out of the blue. There will be many failures, and that is okay. It is about being able to learn from them and climb the mountain with more knowledge. Another characteristic...
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...What Is Success In My Opinion Some people may measure success by a large house, a cool car, a boat or maybe even a cottage by the lake (I think I just may have listed the American dream). However, my definition of success doesn’t list any of these. In my opinion, success does not have anything to do with material goods but rather happiness, health and overcoming the struggles and the hard times. One of the ways I measure success is in how happy a person is. Some people may feel the happiest when they are around luxurious items. However, this is not a true measure of success. Happiness for most people including me is a happy and loving family. My family is what will define most of my success. Also, happiness means trying new things and a lifestyle that supports positivity which will make me a happy person. I also consider health a defining factor in success. People feel unsuccessful if they, or someone they love, are not healthy. For instance, can parents feel successful if their child is ill? This is why doctors, nurses, and hospitals are so important. Not only do they allow people to live longer, but they also allow people to feel successful in their life. Finally, success to me also means overcoming the hard times. No one likes hard and rough times filled with tears and pain. Often when I overcome the pain it feels like I have accomplished something it might even be as little as a...
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...What Success Means to Me Being successful can be viewed in many different ways, such as being happy, having a nice house, being rich, being a good mother, or having something to make someone envy you. Many people only look at success in two ways: popularity and money. To me, success means to set a goal for myself, plan the steps to achieve it, carry through with the plan, and finally to achieve my goal. There is no better feeling than when you have finally accomplished your goal that you’ve set for yourself. My first goal is to earn my degree in my chosen profession which is Marine Science. I never really knew what I wanted to do in terms of a career. I knew what hobbies I loved, and so I decided to turn them into something that I would do for the rest of my life. The next objective that I’ve set for myself is to find the perfect job in the career field that I have chosen that is best suited for me. There’s a quote by Confucius that says “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life” and that is what my aim is for myself. The last goal that I will accomplish is to travel someplace that I’ve never been before every year. I’ve set a few goals for myself in life, and I plan on accomplishing them all. Now that I know what my goals are in life, I have to start planning the necessary steps to achieve them. For me to accomplish my first goal in life I have to decide which University overseas could help me in earning my degree after I have completed...
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...Mesa Air Group (MAG), more commonly known as Mesa Airlines owes its current success to its humble beginnings. The airline was founded as “Mesa Air Shuttle” by the husband and wife duo of Larry and Janine Risley in 1982 flying a five-seat Piper Saratoga between the windy mesa of Farmington, New Mexico and Albuquerque. (Mesa, 2015) Since those simple beginnings, Mesa has experienced the full gambit of airline success and failure. From rapid expansion to filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructuring its business model, Mesa Airlines has postured itself to stay one of the prominent regional airlines in the United States. During the formative years of the airline, Mesa’s vision was to provide more frequent service to smaller towns in need of...
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...Internet Marketing – What is the key to success? Probably all people who are somehow connected to the internet marketing are agree, that there are several ways to create a really profitable internet business. However not all people manage to create… The question why? Through my business experience I gained knowledge in this field and noticed some facts that are the main keys to success. And by this article I decided to share my experience with you. So the first point is : Traffic – Key To Success? This question has been bothering me recently. Many people nowadays who are connected to the internet marketing argue about this thing. The question is “will traffic increase your profit?” Probably all will agree with me, that traffic is responsible for your profit. So in other words : No Traffic – No sales. Simple, isn’t it? However sometimes traffic doesn’t bring a good sum of sales. Probably because it’s not the targeted traffic. You should spend your time more on increasing the one you need. In other words: When you decide how to develop your internet business keep that in mind, that not just the traffic is success, but a targeted one… Second interesting point is : Good Key Word and Niche research. Mostly all merchants and other people, who are involved with the internet marketing, know that without qualitative key word research and niche research it is impossible to build really strong and successful internet business. But It...
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...Dress for Success Success. Everyone has their own range of definitions when it comes to what it takes to be successful. Whether it’s financial or spiritual wise, we all have our dreams that seem so close to achieve, yet we don’t have the tools the address them. So what exactly does it mean to “dress for success”? This statement is highly misinterpreted for most individuals. Dressing for personal success means to have the necessary mindset and motivation to achieve small milestones at a time. To do this, it takes both physical and mental strength. Being physically strong to reach your goal(s) is mostly aimed for by athletes. You may need to have physical strength reach your destiny of being a pro NBA player. Most people fall short in this...
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...Success means to me and my group in the context of giving other people more freedom and choice in deciding how their work will be accomplished is that once freedom is given, the work that needs to be accomplished will be accomplished properly and effectively. In this context, failure to us means that once freedom is given to other people, everything that happens after giving them freedom will be chaotic and messy. What I mean by “chaotic and messy” is that the people in the group will start doing the things on their own without thinking about how it will affect the group as a whole and this would be the worst case scenario because at that point, no one really knows what they’re doing. With this being the worst outcome, it would affect me being...
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...1. Success is a word that hard to define. Everyone will have a different definition for success such as for a student, the success means to pass all the courses; for a businessman, get a lot of money and signs contracts; for a present; to control the world and people have a better life. For me, to achieve my goal, empower myself, and work hard. Nothing is beautiful in life has been accomplishment without determination and confidence. 2. I am from Egypt; the country that has a great culture and intelligent scientists. I came to the united states in November 12, 2014. In fact, since I came to Jersey City, I went through many challenges in my life. For example, as a freshman student in high school, I was not speaking English at all, I had been...
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...Charlie Gordon was a 32 year old man who had trouble reading, writing, and understanding the world around him until he got an operation to increase his IQ. With the help of professor Nemur and Dr. Strauss he finally becomes a genius. After the operation Charlie gained emotional awareness, satisfied his curiosity and was able to recognize that people he thought was his were really making fun of him. Charlie was better off having the operation because it opened his eyes to what was happening around him. One night at a party frank and Joe made many jokes at Charlie’s expense. Charlie who usually doesn’t mind or notice the insults, was beginning to realize what they really meant. He immediately left the party but not before finally understanding...
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...thought in mind many experimented with this theory by having children around the age of four test their willpower with marshmallows.This experiment starts with the kids being asked to sit in a room with one marshmallow in front of them.They are told that they can eat the marshmallow in front of them right now or they can wait for the person to come back and earn another marshmallow.This experiment was to test to see how many kids would eat the marshmallow and how many wouldn’t. The children who didn’t eat the marshmallow were said to have a more successful future than the ones who didn’t. While this experiment was attempted a few times there have been results that were similar and some different.I think that willpower plays a large role in success because it can help you focus,self-control,and also financially....
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...What qualities have led to BEC’s success so far? The success of BEC can be attributed to a number of factors. The organization has used segmentation, targeting and positioning strategies in order to diversify the market. For instance, the company has opened stores in Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada, and US. All the products sold by the company have been categorized into video games and recorded music. This offers the consumers variety and choice. BEC is also quick to seize business opportunities. For instance, BEC has invested heavily in information systems like the venture in online marketing. To ensure that the organization is not trapped in the cyclical nature of the expansion and contraction of sales video games, the company has devised a model for integration into all stores. ‘The game trading model’ ensures that users of the video games can exchange used video games for other videos on a rental basis. Instead of opening new stores for online distribution network, the organization uses the already existing ones. This has been a competitive advantage as consumers can access movies and videos simultaneously, thus cutting down costs. The management system at BEC is based on information systems where leadership plays a great role (Vankatesh, 2008). IS systems ensures that an organization makes effective decisions (Alwis & Higgins, 2001; Ajayi & Fadekemi, 2007). This ensures that decisions are easily made and the flow of information hindered. The IS at BEC has the capacity to share...
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