The measurement of your success goes beyond work and business. When we get too tied up in measuring our success through what we do for a living, we can come crashing down if we're made redundant or business ceases.

Success is often talked about. It's one of those things that many people are striving for, but fear at same time. We talk about people and label them as successful. Yet success as a word is often without any real meaning for most people. Success is held up as something to aim for.

If you're chasing other people's versions of success, you're not likely to experience it yourself. You will only feel and be successful when you do it your own way. The first step towards real success is to define success for yourself. The dictionary defines 'success' as achievement of something desired, planned or attempted. Your definition will different from other people's. Success isn't an end result or a goal; it's a process and a journey to be enjoyed.

"There is only one success: to be able to spend your life in your own way" - Christopher Morley

Success needs to be exciting and fill you with enthusiasm, not put you under undue pressure. Let your definition of success give you plenty of opportunities to celebrate. Your measure of success should challenge you, to really bring our your best rather than allow you to become complacent.

How will you know when you're successful? What is your own definition of success?

Even after a traumatic experience like death or divorce, you must look at positive side of your life. Don't continually look at what you don't have in your life, there really isn’t any point to that, this attitude is non-productive. Look at what you DO have!

Write down on a piece of paper everything in your life that you like. Write down everything in your life that is going well for you. Some of these positive points would be, your children, your health, your family, and your friends. You can expand on that. Get all negativity out of your mind! Write down everything you like about yourself personally. Your kindness, your strength, your compassion, your intelligence. Include what you think is smallest detail. If it’s part of your life then there isn’t any small detail. Do you have nice eyes? Put that down!

Watch your list grow!!! Keep this list and review it every time you feel dissatisfied. Over time you will not need to look at list on paper, you will have security of knowing what a wonderful blessed person you really are!

Your glass is not only half full, it’s filling up fast!!