Another Definition of Success

I recently had a conversation with Mr. Bill Bennett, whom I highly respect as a person of integrity, true professional, gentleman, and mentor.  He provided me his definition of success.  To him, being successful is to have choices -- choices of whether to work or not to work, where or what to work, etc.

Anyone that has attained this ability to choose should in deed consider him/herself successful.  This means that the person has developed a balance between lifestyle and income, which is a holistic perspective, instead of simply how much a person makes.  There are plentiful examples of how one might have made millions except ended up broke; as well as examples of how one with modest/low income lead a happy life and still have the ability to give at the end.

So Bill's definition of success is a measure of life-long journey, instead of a flash.  It requires making the right choices along the way to earn the ability to choose.