Success: Re-definition Beyond Wealth, Fame, and Traditional Achievement Measures
Overview
This essay challenges the conventional definition of success as wealth, fame, and respect, arguing instead that true success should be measured by the positive change an individual brings to themselves and society. The author uses examples such as Martin Luther King Jr., community teachers, and service workers to illustrate how indirect contributions and moral strength demonstrate authentic success beyond material accomplishments.
What this essay covers
- Introduction: Dictionary definition of success and contrasting examples of George Smith versus Jacob Adams
- Redefining success through moral strength, overcoming adversity, and societal impact rather than wealth
- Discussion of underrecognized workers and their indirect yet vital contributions to society and the environment
- Analysis of respect versus fame and the importance of effort measurement through achievements
Preview
Prompt B: Extended Definition
Student’s Name
Institution affiliation
Professor
Date
Success: Re-definition
According to the Webster dictionary, "success is satisfactory completion of something" or "the gaining of wealth, respect or fame." George Smith is a healthy man in one of the native communities of Iowa, and he has an extensive ranch of horses and a fleet of cars. Additionally, he is a real estate guru and engages in charity events within the state. From society's point of view, George Smith is successful because he has made it in life, he has material wealth. In the same State, Jacob Adams is a teacher by profession, and although he does not have wealth or fame, he has turned young people into leaders and leaders to agents of change across Iowa state and the USA in general. I believe success should not be measured in terms of wealth or fame or respect but rather with the change it has brought to an individual and society in general.
Several community leaders can be termed as courageous because they faced adversities and fight for the people's rights. For instance, Martin Luther King Junior is termed successful because he fought for the rights of black people despite threats. From the society's point of view, it can also mean defending cultural values and moral values in a particular community or the society in its entirety. Moreover, success is extensive, and it is more than just defending or overriding life challenges but the moral strength to counter challenges.