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I was reading a blog written by my good friend Tom Corley the other day and it was about success, and it made me think about success, what it means and how you achieve it.

Now, if you're a regular listener to my podcast, you know we mainly talk about property, but if you think about it, property is just the vehicle you're using to achieve your own success - be it financial success or wealth or prosperity.

The only person that can answer the question "what does success mean" is you.

While I'm neither able nor willing to prescribe the ultimate definition of success, as this is not possible, I do want to spend a little bit of time talking about it on this podcast with Mark Creedon so that by the end of today show you'll figure out what's important to you and you'll have some key steps to help you achieve success in life property, business, your personal life or whatever.

How Do You Know You've Achieved Success?

Success can't be summed up in one sentence and there are different forms of success and that's what I'd like to chat about today with Mark Creedon, founder and CEO of Business Accelerator mastermind.

I believe it is very important that one knows how to define success in life so you can be happy.

As I was thinking about what we'd chat about I realized there are a number of different types of success.

And I came to the conclusion you can focus on one type or you could pursue multiple types.

1. Financial Success

When you have enough wealth to meet your needs and your wants, that's financial success.

2. Family Success

When your kids know their parents love them, they will run through a brick wall for their parents.

They'll do their homework, try to get good grades, take out the garbage, help out around the house, etc.

That's family success.

3. Health Success

Exercising every day, eating healthy, moderating your consumption of alcohol and junk food, all lead to being healthy.

When you are healthy, that's health success.

4. Career Success

Liking or loving what you do for a living, while earning the money you need to meet your needs/wants, fuels you to do your best at work.

Doing your best and feeling fulfilled at whatever it is you do for a living is career success.

5. Social Circle Success

Everyone has an inner circle.

When those people in your inner circle – family, friends and work colleagues are people you love, like, or care deeply about, that's social success.

6. Mental Success

When your mind is clear, calm, optimistic, upbeat, and not consumed with stress, that's mental success.

7. Fulfillment Success

Short-term happiness is anything you do that creates instant gratification.

This type of happiness goes away quickly.

Fulfillment, however, is long-term happiness. Fulfillment Success means feeling fulfilled in most aspects of your life: financial, family, health, career, social circle, and mental.

This is the most likely the success everyone seeks.

So let's talk a bit more about Success

As we've said there are many different definitions of success.

And not all of these will resonate with everyone, but chances are at least a few of them will.

1. Success is always doing your best.

Success can be achieved when you try your best in all aspects of everything you do, even if that doesn't lead to big results.

2. Success is setting concrete goals.

Be realistic and concrete when setting goals. Success does not come from setting abstract goals. If you know where you're heading, that is a success in itself.

3. Success is having a place to call home.

Home is where your heart soars. You ar