What is Success?

For the past seven years, I’ve been on a quest, a journey to understand just what this whole “success” thing is all about. I especially wanted to know why so few students are able to implement the strategies that would enable them to achieve success not just in school but in their lives. I made it my mission to identify the single most important thing one would have to learn (then the second and the third and so on because believe me, there isn’t just one thing) to become successful.

Now I know you’ve probably heard many times success is whatever you decide it to be. However you personally define it, I believe a majority of people would agree on certain unifying themes of success. And in this blog, you will learn how to start your journey toward achieving this success.

So I studied people who started amazing businesses, have great relationships, changed the world around them, and are admired by their peers. I didn’t limit myself to traditional adult success models, either. I also studied top achieving student leaders, those with high GPAs, and anyone else I felt had managed to achieve and maintain success in life.

Now you may be wondering, “Just what is success exactly?” I won’t lie to you. Success is generally measured by results. However, those results can be money, social impact, leadership, and the like. So however you define success, you must always include achievement in the definition.

Arel Moodie is widely known as America's Top Young Speaker. He has spoken to over 65,000 students in 39 states and 2 countries on the topics of student success, student leadership and student entrepreneurship. He is a leading authority on helping students of this generation succeed and school and in life. He is also the best selling author of the book Your Starting Point For Student Success. To find out more about Arel's book, go to www.startingpointbook.com. To find out more about Arel's speaking please go to www.arelmoodie.com.