Success- What does it take?

So often, success is thought of in material terms, but possessions are such fragile things...

...lasting for a season, orperhaps for only an hour.

But there are ways of achieving the kind of success that lasts a lifetime...

...it's the kind of success that measures who you are rather than what you own.

Real success is having the ability to give, not for what you will receive in return, but just for the joy of giving...

...it is putting the other person's pride ahead of your own.

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Success is knowing the difference between helping too little and helping too much.

Success is not being daunted by a seemingly impossible goal..

...but rather being willing to work toward your goal one step at a time... one day at a time.

It is knowing that there is no disgrace in failure, because those who have never failed have never risked anything...

...it is discovering how much you can learn by listening... not just hearing, but really listening.

Success is having time for a friend, even when it's inconvenient for you, or when you have problems of your own.

It is realizing that misfortune is not necessarily bad if you learn something from it.

Success is not looking back, but facing forward...

...it is having the courage to do not what is popular, but what is right.

Success is realizing that other people are not responsible for your happiness... they can only enhance the seeds of happiness within you.

Success is discovering the faults and weaknesses of another, and keeping the information to yourself.

Success is being able to find the beauty in the humblest of things... a spiderweb glistening in the sunlight, or a simple leaf of autumn.

It is doing your best, not in just the big things, but also in the common tasks of everyday living.

Success is accepting that you are human... and that you will make some mistakes...

...it is the ability to enjoy life, even when things are not absolutely perfect... and in knowing that they seldom will be perfect.

Success is being able to laugh every day... particularly at yourself...

...it is realizing tthat the earth is your home, and you, yes YOU, have an obligation to care for it.

Success is understanding that power is a privilege, not a right...

...it is looking into the mirror and really respecting the person you see there.

It is being kind to everybody, especially to those people who do not have the blessings that you do...

...and feeling truly and sincerely happy at the god fortune of another.

Success is forgiving those who have hurt you the most, even though it may be one of the hardest things you ever do.

It is remembering to appreciate things often taken for granted, such as the air that you breathe, and the clouds that glide across a deep blue sky.

Success is keeping the child in you alive and not being afraid of making a fool of yourself now and then!

Success is giving credit to those who help you along the way... and recognizing their contributions to your life.

Success is maintaining a positive attitude concentrating not on everything that could go wrong,  but on everything that has gone right.

Success is not giving in to regrets, but going on to tomorrow...

...it lies in not letting praise go to your head.  Remember, you're never as bad- or as good- as people think!

Success is enjoying your own company...

...it is daring to try something new, because the greatest adventure of your life might be down an untraveled path.

Success is keeping an open mind and not clinging desperately to old, worn-out habits or ideas...

...it is the resolve to never stop learning... and growing.

Success is love... a true and generous love for yourself and for others... and when you have acheived this, you have achieved the greatest success of all.