Success is an Individual thought although its overall meaning is a good thing and the definition of success has the same outline to each individual, I believe Success means something different to everyone. My first step was to actually define success in my mind before finding what success means to me. So ....... What does Success mean? For this I used the Oxford Dictionary and here are the three definitions it displayed:-
The accomplishment of an aim or purpose.
The attainment of fame, wealth or social status.
A person or thing that achieves desired aims or attains fame or wealth etc.
(Oxforddictionaries.com, 2010)
When clear in my head what is meant by success I brainstormed my thoughts of what success means to me. This is what I came up with:-
Gaining an
Achievement
Positivity To Smile J
To earn a Attending many auditions Working in the Industry
Good income I trained in
Happiness Success Hard work
Perseverance Being Healthy
Aiming for your Dreams
Having a steady
Maintaining a good working pattern
level of Fitness Job Offers
Success can be very specific goal or a very wide idea depending on each individual. I believe if we put together all our brainstorms and thoughts they would all be similar but from different views. In conclusion to this question, although it means to achieve your goal I believe success is personal and specific to each person. Success is different to dreams but success can be reached if you reach your dreams. Some dreams cannot always be reached but this does not mean that you have not been successful, for example you could have a dream job or role that you truly love, however although we dream of these they are not always attainable so success is what you believe you are capable of achieving. You also need to consider when you want to achieve success by as I feel time is key on determining if you have reached success.
You could also look at things you would not consider as much to be successful, but actually look back and realise they have helped you to get where you are today which can now be consider a good step on your way to success. I read this phrase 'Failure is success if we have learnt from it'. This phrase has made me realise it's not always the achievements that create success it can also be what you learn from mistakes. I can link this is to my views of success as for when I've attended auditions which I have not been successful in gaining the job I have still learnt more in preparation for future auditions.
It would be really interesting to see what everyone else views success as, so I can discover if it is individual to each person. Hopefully you can find the time to think about what success means to you and blog about it.
Yes - I actually introduced that question Emma because as you remember I did it in a workshop and it helped me think about what my own definitions were AND as others could not control - I could!
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I think the learning from mistakes one is a very valid point, a common interview question is 'what experiences have you learned from' implying that in real life things do not always go to plan.
I am glad you have come back to this topic. It is an important one for personal goal setting. I will try to update this in a blog - motivation is a key factor in learning.
success is an interesting concept and and it very relevant to the discussion of professional practice. There is sometimes a perception that success is an end point. It is a natural extension of the winning of a race, or the completion of a hard or challenging task. For me, learning and success are iterative and progressive cycles that continue to evolve over time. What's the quote? Success breeds success?
ReplyDeleteHi Emma the question of success is a interest to me as within the inclusive practice it is something that we are constantly trying to adapt our process' that lead to sucess in order to adhere to each individual. There are two things, for me that are so important when talking about success or achievement. The first is never to compromise on the quality or value of the outcome. Every succession whether as an indivdual, group or cast should be valued to the highest regard no matter how great or small.
ReplyDeleteI also think that interms of learning mistakes must be made going forward. Its fine for them to be made and rectified but its crucial that they are taken on board by all concered so that they dotn occur again.