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Very interesting book, I’d love to read it.

Total success – I think this can only be achieved when you know fundamentally what it is you want out of life. Once you know what you want, then you have a more than reasonable chance of achieving it. Such deep self knowledge is rather hard to acquire however.

Disagree Tony B — it’s not about having a goal or knowing what you want out of life but having some goals. Goals create purpose and purpose brings happiness. Also, you can have it all but not all at once — that’s it for the cliche’s. Ian. http://www.waittimes.blogspot.com

The definition of total success – I strongly believe in what “Ralph Waldo Emerson” defined success as mentioned below:

To laugh much; to win respect of intelligent persons and the affections of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give one’s self; to leave the world a little better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition.; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm, and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived–this is to have succeeded.

Total Success to me is mix of couple of things.
It involves success in physical, financial, social, career/ business, family and personal levels.
The order of the things might be different depending on the situations and priorities.
To achieve the level of “TOTAL SUCCESS” one must be successful in all the above.

Thank you Dr. Joe.Well It’s great to be reminded about success something I am struggling with at the moment. I love the formula ideas such having mentors. Hanging around and with successful people helps to raise the energy. For me Success is an inside job. What am I telling myself about how successful I can be inside my heard. Thank you. PEACE CHIPO

It makes sense here. One other thing, you’d better have a clear goals, for life and business. These goals need also adjusted progressively. With these goals in mind and visible all the time, it would eventually guide you to your destination, hopefully a 100% success.

I don’t really think you can ever have “Total” success. For me, always striving to improve upon things in your life or in yourself is success, but it will never be complete It’s the strive for improvement that makes me feel successful

Ian Furst, I think you totally misunderstood my point. I would imagine you agree with me actually, otherwise what you say is illogical. Read what I wrote again, then consider your position – I would ask you how can you have any goals unless you know what you want to achieve? You also use the word happiness, which is not necessarily the same as success.

To me, total success is being free. The ability to chose when you work, when you play. Having a balance between home and work life. KNOWING your family, not just occupying space with them.Going on trips with your family and friends. Having a variety of hobbies and interests in life. Living life to the best of your ability. Having no regrets! That is success in my opinion.

Total Success to me is when my inner and outer worlds are in total harmony and balance. It is when I can be at peace when my life situation is good or bad… when I am total awareness/ presence/consciousness at times of total upheaval… when I can be in the NOW at every moment. When that is the case, then whatever comes into my life I will be able to handle at that moment in a state of peace and come out with Total Success.

As an aspiring physician, things like this just make me smile.

SUCCESS is NOT about having people think/talk that you are well placed in your life; it is more subjective feeling than being evaluated by others. I somewhat agree with Anatasia above

Hey Alex!

“Success: the achievement of something that you have been trying to do.”
- Collins Cobuild

Ironically, for me Total Success does not involve “success” as the dictionary would define it. My definition of total success would be the fulfillment in every area of one’s life be it physically, mentally, spiritually, financially or in relationships.

I guess what I’m trying to say is that total “success” without fulfillment is failure.Simple as that.

Personally, for me to have total success I would have to be able to manifest anything and everything that I can conjure up in my mind. Only then would I know that I have created my own reality and that “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.”

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TS … Total Success… Top Secret…No!…Not really… For me, the total success do not amount to the fortune you accumulated, the materialistic side of life that you can show… It has much more to do with how you feel inside as your richness comes from within and how this irridiates to your environment… Success is a matter of simply being who you are, evolving at your own rythm and being able to share the wealth that has been making you the individual that you became…From there… sky is really the limit … and even there… it’s all how you perceive it…!!! Taking a look back at my life and be proud of what I have accomplished with what’s been served to me…That’s my Total Success !

WOW Alex, I love this post, I am going to be a Dentist in 3 1/2 years and would love to have a copy of this book:-)
My Definition of success:
I feel successful when I achieve my goals, which apart from becoming a professional and earning lots of money, includes bringing happiness, love and security to those around me and those who need me. I know I am successful every time I take an step towards realizing one of my goals.

Cheers
M

Total success = simplicity.

well, i would partly agree with some people and not at all with most of them. I guess what was aked for was a DEFINITION for TOTAL SUCCESS, and a definition is not what may apply to U and me, but for the entire mankind.
Success i guess is not what can be calculated or measured. Yeah materialistic success can be! but it doesn’t last long.. success i think is a feeling that one gets from within, it doesn’t matter if you achieve it for a small or a big thing, you get applauded/recognized or not.. and as i say its a feeling, that you get when you achieve your goals however small or stupid they may be, the feeling that yes! i’ve done it,There are no measures or benchmarks to declare that yes you are successful!!
A person’s feeling and definition of success may be relative to his/her mindset, wishes/desires, fears (overcoming them), exposure levels, economic/social status.. and many other things …

and Alex the summary that u gave, was to me like a very stonehearted order list for a tamed animal rather than a human being whose sole purpose is to buy and sell!!

Total success is personal and is defined by each individual person.

Total Success = Being happy

Total Success is finding meaning in your life that enables you to live your life to the fullest. The ability to create inner happiness in any situation, in your own way. Success in all areas of life, work and personal, is due to your outlook and how you view the situation you are in, and look at it in a way that is a part in your whole life story.

This is great

I like this point. “Total success” implies that you’ve achieved perfection. And that’s not possible. Rather, it should mean that we reach the goals we set (which aren’t perfection). Every time we reach a goal, we set a higher one, and then a higher one. That process is what I would term “total success.”

Total success would be forgiving too then you won’t be holding any hate within you.

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