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When I first started to explore the "Rules for Success." I felt that I must first define what I mean by "success." I thought long and hard about the word "success." I interviewed people I knew and approached many I didn't know to get a sense of what success means to them. I then researched biographies of famous people who had lived what appear to be successful lives, and it was then that the first truth emerged: Success means different things to different people.
I probed a bit deeper and found that underneath each person's vision, dreams, and goals nestled one essential core: a universal desire for fulfillment. Even though some may dream of riches, others of fame, and still others of making a difference, all of them agree that to be fulfilled was the ultimate measurement of success. Even Warren Buffett, one of the wealthiest men in the world, pinpointed happiness as the key defining element of true success.
The next appropriate question I felt compelled to ask was: What is the difference between success and fulfillment? I discovered that success is measured primarily by standards outside ourselves, while fulfillment is assessed internally. No one can deem you fulfilled except you. However, the world, with its objective criteria, can and does judge you as successful if you measure up to its standards.
ISBN:076783007505
