Habits of Successful Women | BRIGITTE.de

When talking about success, most people probably first think of job and profession: Those who are successful earn an above-average amount of money, occupy a leading position and rarely fail. Or we combine success with some form of competition: the winner who prevails over her competitors is obviously successful. Either way: In both cases, success is measurable, clearly defined and recognizable from the outside.

But is it really that simple?

After all, we know, for example, that quite a few professional high-flyers invest so much time and energy in their careers that there is little room for other things (family, love, self-expression) in their lives. And then their "success" or what they did for it may even make them unhappy one day. Even those who constantly expose themselves to competition and measure themselves against others run the risk of overlooking themselves – and ultimately even losing …

Success has many faces

So if success is supposed to be positive, it cannot be that simple! And that's no wonder either.

Terms like happiness, success and satisfaction are difficult to define for all people in the same way, because we are all different. For some, success means starting a large family and raising happy children, while others feel successful when they dream about how much they can travel, run a marathon or just fulfill a management position in a large company.

Generally speaking, success then means really find out what your own personal goals and priorities are(and this very often includes trial and error!) to dedicate his life to them and be happy in the process – and already on the way, not just at the destination. Anyone who is successful in such a way has always won across the board.

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