The perception an individual holds of the life they're leading is the foundation of personal success; it is the amount of contentment or happiness with what they have created for themselves, obtained for themselves, or the goals they accomplished in their lifetime. Satisfaction one feels with who they are as a person, as well as the light they see both various material components and intangible, non-physical aspects of life are ways personal success is measured. A house, the number in your bank account, and cars are all examples of external success measured by physical possessions. Instances of priceless, non-material measurements of success can be family, experiences, and milestones. One example of a combination of external and internal measurements …show more content…
Even though there will be moments in your lifetime where positivity appears an impossible notion, this is doubtlessly the most imperative attribute you will need to embrace. Rotten days or moods are acceptable to have and absolutely normal, however it is at all times essential to look for the brighter side of a situation or occurrence that isn't in your favor because you can always gain something from every experience, if you choose to. This means you will have continuous personal success if your outlook is positive. Nonetheless, your own choices will be one of the biggest determining factors of where you end up in life. Mistakes, hardships, and roadblocks will always happen throughout life which you will be required to overcome and cope with. How you deal with these adversities can drive you forward to become even more successful than you would be without such occurrences in the end. However, they could very easily be your downfall, but only if you choose to dwell or let them affect you negatively. All of these hard times and blunders will make you grow as a person and give you a valuable lesson, if you decide to learn from them and make the conscious effort to see them in a positive light. Having a silver-lining perspective is tremendously beneficial and important when it comes to obtaining personal …show more content…
You can never obtain anything or accomplish goals without being self-motivated enough to do so. There will come a point in life where I, and other figures in your life, will no longer be able to push you. You will need to draw the motivation to start and finish, excel, or acquire the projects you will need to do, the tasks you will need to complete, and both the material and non-material things you want in life entirely from yourself. Without a drive to do that, you won't ever be able to accomplish or finish anything. Eventually you will end up with nothing, or at the most nothing from your own achievements or hard work. It is so vital that you push yourself, since your life is only for you at the end of the day. Yes, you may have a family of your own one day that will be part of your motivation and there will be responsibilities you will have to them, but you will not have what you personally want and need in life if you do not go out into the world and get it. If you can't be ambitious enough to finish anything or work for anything you will never be successful in any