Denese Harold Understanding Human Diversity June 10, 2014
The Meaning of Success
The dictionary defines success like this: the accomplishment of one’s goals, the
attainment of wealth, position, or honors, a performance or achievement that is marked by the
attainment of honors. As you can see, the definition of success varies in the dictionary. Does it
vary from person to person and culture to culture? The answer is definitely yes. Success means
something different for everyone. For one person it could be just being happy. Another might
think success is making a lot of money and accumulating wealth. A third person might just see it
as finding a soul mate.
To a business man, success is measured by power, popularity, control, achievement, and
winning. Having more and being more is success. Just look in any business magazine, or simply
turn on the evening news and you are sure to see a description of a successful businessman. Their
