Success, Satisfaction and Happiness

Expanding and Growing Yourself is a path to the authentic happiness and satisfaction you seek. 

Thanks to the self-help and personal development industries, there are probably more words written on success than any other subject.

As you might imagine, there are as many definitions of success as there are authors. Here's a substantive sampling:

Success is doing your own thing, for the benefit of others. Denis Waitley

A life isn't significant save for its impact on other lives. Jackie Robinson

Your success in life will be in direct proportion to what you do after you do what you are expected to do. Brian Tracy

If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all. Anna Quindlen

I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure, which is: try to please everybody. Herbert Bayward Swope

Be yourself, be tenacious, be kind and be thankful. This is the short recipe for success and happiness in life. Chris Widener

Success is not so much what we have as it is what we are. Jim Rohn

Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves, to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterdays by our today.  Stewart B. Johnson

You are successful when others benefit from your efforts. You are unsuccessful when others are diminished by what you do. Arthur Dobrin

Meaningful success needs a very personal definition. It is built from the inside out. The success of others has nothing to do with your own success. Denis Waitley

We believe one of the best definition of success comes from legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden: "Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."

In the Project You philosophy, success is the on-going process of becoming better, of striving to become the best that you are truly capable of being, in whatever endeavors you choose. 

Project You people are always expanding themselves ── intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, or even physically (at least health wise). Doing so rewards them with the authentic satisfaction and happiness they seek. 

How are you expanding yourself today? If you're feeling a bit off-track, read about our Mid-Year Resolutions initiative and have a look at our 4-step process for re-igniting your dreams and personal development goals. 

This article is partially excerpted from the Amazon top-ranked motivational ebook Project You: Words of Wisdom, available in Kindle ($3.88) and paperback ($6.45) formats.